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
- Bone Cancer Of The Upper Limb
- Bone Graft
- Cancer Of The Peritoneum
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Melanoma Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment
- Osteochondroma
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Salvage Surgery
- Skeletal Reconstruction
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- 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
- Pelvic Bone Resection
- Prosthesis Removal With Debridement And Synovectomy
- Proximal Humerus Prophylactic Treatment
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radical Resection Of Tumor
- Radical Resection Of Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
G-PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
CI 2173
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic 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