About me
A renowned expert in urologic cancer, Nancy Ann Dawson, MD, holds appointments at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, the Georgetown University Medical Center and Medstar Montgomery Medical Center. She is Professor of Medicine and Oncology and Director of the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program. Her medical career includes clinical care and research in urologic cancers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
An active researcher, Dr. Dawson holds numerous grants for phase I, II, and III clinical trials. Her work has contributed significantly to the standard of care for urologic cancers over the years, earning her many awards and recognitions. Chief among them is the Legion of Merit -- the highest non-battlefield recognition awarded by the United States Armed Forces for exceptional performance and outstanding service--which Dr. Dawson, a retired Army colonel, received in 1999.
Dr. Dawson is regularly included in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Doctors in America" rankings, and "Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care," "Who's Who in American Women," and "Who's Who in Science and Engineering."
Dr. Dawson's Philosophy of Care
I have specialized in urologic cancers (prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancers) for more than 30 years, overseeing cutting-edge clinical trials that have resulted in the approval of many of today's current therapies and authoring guidelines for how to best manage these types of cancers. I view my relationship with my patients as a partnership and share my knowledge so they understand their cancer and treatment options and can share in decision-making. My expertise and caring personality combined have consistently resulted in a "5 Star" rating from my patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Genetic Counseling
- Oncology Consultation
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Biopsy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Bladder Tumor Removal
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Gastric Surgery
- Genetic Counseling
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Liver Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Metastatic Cancer Treatment
- Oncology Consultation
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pathology Consultation
- Penile Cancer
- Penile Cancer Surgery
- Penile Tumor Removal
- Pharmacological Imaging
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Prostate Removal
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Seminoma Treatment
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Cancer Surgery
- Testicular Tumor Removal
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Debulking
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1985)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1982)
Internship: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1980)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1979)
Awards
- Legion of Merit Award Best Doctors in America Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care