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Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Urology
Languages: Korean, English
202-877-7012
About me
Jonathan Hwang, MD, serves as Professor and Chair of Urology, Urologic Oncology and Robotic Prostatectomy, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Professor of Urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hwang has performed over 4,000 robotic surgeries including over 3,500 robotic prostatectomies to date, more than any other urologic surgeons in the DMV region.
Dr. Hwang earned his medical degree with an AOA honors distinction from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed residencies in Surgery and Urology at Boston University School of Medicine. He was a Clinical Fellow in the Urologic Oncology Branch at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Hwang is the Associate Editor of the Korean Journal of Urology and serves as a Scientific Reviewer for the Journal of Endourology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, Medical Science Monitor and Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program. He has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters for various urologic publications.
Under Dr. Hwang’s leadership, the Department of Urology has received America’s 100 Best Hopsitals for Prostate Surgery Award by Healthgrades in 2022 as well as “high performing” designation by U.S. News and World Report in 2020 and 2021.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Disorders
- Prostatectomy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Abscess Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Diagnostic Excision
- Prostate Resection
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Prostatectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
1133 21st St NW
Ste 601
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health (2003)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2001)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1995)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025