About me
Robert Henshaw, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in oncologic oncology, a field dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors. Such tumors are rare and include a wide variety of benign and malignant diseases such as bone sarcomas (such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma), soft tissue sarcomas (such as synovial sarcoma, liposarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma), as well as metastatic cancers affecting the extremities. As these diseases can occur at any age, Dr Henshaw routinely treats pediatric and adult patients, having operated on over 4000 tumor patients in Washington, D.C. Dr. Henshaw sees and treats patients from the entire mid-Atlantic region, along with referred patients from around the country and the world.
As an expert in limb salvage surgery, Dr Henshaw has introduces a variety of novel and cutting edge techniques and technology to the region. He specializes in minimally invasive biopsies, routinely using advanced diagnostic techniques to ensure proper diagnosis and staging of each patient. As leader of a dedicated multidisciplinary team of physicians, Dr. Henshaw creates personalized treatment plans for every patient in order to ensure the best possible functional and oncologic outcomes.
Dr. Henshaw is a professor of clinical orthopedics (orthopedic oncology) at Georgetown University and serves in a number of roles with MedStar Health, including vice chairman of orthopedic surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, chief of orthopaedic oncology at MedStar Georgetown Orthopaedics Institute and director of orthopaedic oncology of the Washington Cancer Institute. In addition, he is the director of orthopedic oncology at Children's National Medical Center, and is director of the musculoskeletal fellowship program at Georgetown University and is a consultant to the surgical branch of the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Henshaw has published or presented his research over 200 times. He's recognized as a top expert in orthopaedic oncology and listed as a "Top Doctor" by Castle Connolly and "Best Doctors in America" on www.bestdoctors.com. He is a member of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Connective Tissue Oncology Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Orthopedic Association, as well as a fellow of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Before studying medicine, Dr. Henshaw trained as a mechanical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working at the Orthopedic Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. After completing medical school at Tufts University, he trained as a resident in orthopedic surgery at UCLA, coming to Washington, D.C., for his fellowship. Now in his 25th year in D.C., he lives with his family in Alexandria, VA.
Dr. Henshaw was the first surgeon in the Washington-Baltimore area to use the Repiphysis, a non-invasive expandable prosthesis for children with bone cancer. He was the first surgeon in the world to perform a specialized reconstruction of the femur using a custom-designed metal implant to replace the bone between the hip and knee, sparing both joints as well as the growth plates, allowing the bone to grow normally as the patient ages. He has introduced minimally invasive techniques for bone biopsy as well as radiofrequency ablation for bone tumors, and specializes in cryosurgical ablation of bone tumors. Dr Henshaw has helped design multiple custom implants using 3D printed technology for unique skeletal reconstructions following tumor resection. He is also the primary investigator for a number of ongoing clinical trials for musculoskeletal tumors based at MedStar Health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiosarcoma
- Bone Graft
- Cancer Of The Peritoneum
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Liposarcoma
- Melanoma Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment
- Osteochondroma
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Salvage Surgery
- Skeletal Reconstruction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Angiosarcoma
- Arthropathy
- Benign Bone Tumor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Cancer Of The Upper Limb
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Discontinuity Of The Femur
- Bone Disorders Of The Hip
- Bone Sarcoma
- Bone Sarcoma Of The Arm
- Bone Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Of The Peritoneum
- Enchondroma
- Femur Fracture Due To Bone Cancer
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Fracture Of The Tibia Due To Bone Cancer
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Liposarcoma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage Of Limbs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Bone
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Osteochondroma
- Osteochondropathies
- Skull Base Tumor
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Unicameral Bone Cyst
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arthroplasty
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Graft
- Cartilage Excision
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Excision Of Bone Cyst
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision Of Malignant Tumor Of The Hand
- Excision Of Right Tibia
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor Pelvis
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor, Foot Or Toe
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor, Upper Arm Or Elbow
- Excision Or Curettage, Radius Or Olecranon Process
- Excision, Neurofibroma Or Neurolemmoma
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Femur Excision
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Distraction
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Treatment With Intramedullary Implant
- Knee Injection
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Leg Muscle Excision
- Leg Muscle Transfer
- Leg Tumor Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Malignant Tumor Resection
- Melanoma Resection
- Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment
- Microsurgical Reconstruction Of The Upper Limb
- Muscle Flap
- Prosthesis Removal With Debridement And Synovectomy
- Proximal Humerus Prophylactic Treatment
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radical Resection Of Tumor
- Radical Resection Of Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Upper Arm Or Elbow Area
- Radical Resection, Humerus
- Radical Tumor Resection
- Removal Of Hip Prosthesis
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Right Pelvic Bone Excision
- Salvage Surgery
- Shoulder Arthroplasty Revision
- Skeletal Reconstruction
- Thumb Amputation
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Vascularized Bone Graft
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
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1997)
Residency: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (1995)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Listed by Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” and “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer”
- Recognized in America’s Best Physicians by the National Consumer Advisory Board
- Vitals Patient’s Choice Award
- Listed in “Best Doctors in America”
- Recognized by WHC “Our Celebrated Physicians” campaign
- Listed in Virginia Living Magazine Best Doctors
- Listed in The Washington Post magazine, Top Doctors
- AMA Physician Recognition Award with Commendation
- Listed in “America’s Top Oncologists” by Consumers’ Research Council of America
- Recipient of the Nurses’ Choice Physician Collaboration Award, Washington Hospital Center
- Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons”, by Consumers’ Research Council of America
- Listed in Northern Virginias Top Doctors