About me
Matthew Witek, MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist, director of both Proton Therapy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the director of the CNS program, and Professor of Radiation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Witek is a leading expert in radiation oncology, specializing in treating patients with cancers of the central nervous systems, base of skull, head and neck, and skin. He has a special interest in advanced radiation technologies and treatment approaches that minimize treatment side effects and improve patient outcomes. Dr. Witek uses advanced proton therapy technology with HYPERSCAN™. MedStar Georgetown is the first and most experienced center in the Washington, D.C. area to offer this cutting-edge treatment.
Dr. Witek has a very active head and neck research program. Areas of particular interest to Dr. Witek include radiographic biomarkers to guide therapy intensity, advanced technologies to limit normal tissue toxicity, and biomarkers to guide treatment approaches. His efforts have led to the completion of two investigator-initiated trials, serving as a co-principal investigator on an international cooperative group study, leadership positions within a number of radiation therapy collaborative groups, and the publication of 50 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Witek’s areas of clinical and research expertise include:
- Central nervous system cancers
- Cancers of the tongue, mouth, and throat
- Brain tumors
- Tumors near the base of the skull
- Chordomas
- Oropharynx cancer
- Brain metastases
- Meningiomas
- Glioblastomas
- Radiographic and biologic biomarkers
- Skin cancers
Dr. Witek received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his residency training in radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and an advanced radiation therapy fellowship at the University of Maryland.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Witek is committed to working with patients to determine appropriate therapy options for their individual circumstances. He is dedicated to maintaining patient involvement throughout the treatment process and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to establish care plans and optimize patient outcomes.
Dr. Witek sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW Lower Level (LL) Bles Bldg, Washington, DC 20007, and MedStar Health Neurosurgery at Clinton, 10401 Hospital Dr., Ste.101, Clinton, MD 20735.
Clinical areas of focus
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Cyberknife
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2014)
Internship: Lankenau Hospital (2010)
Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University (2005)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025