About me
Andrew Satinsky, MD, is an attending radiation oncologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and clinical director of the Radiation Oncology Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center.
A specialist in prostate cancer and lung cancer, Dr. Satinsky uses the very latest radiation oncology techniques and tools including proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, low- and high-dose rate gynecologic brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy/image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT/IGRT/ Rapid Arc), and CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plus CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Dr. Satinsky has been involved in research on a variety of radiation oncology-related issues. Active in his profession, Dr. Satinsky helps train new doctors as the chair of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Radiation Oncology Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee. He also serves as chair of the MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Cancer Committee, and is a member of the education committee.
Philosophy of Care
"At the MedStar Southern Maryland Radiation Oncology Center, we have a full team of experienced physicians, nurses, radiation therapists, and physicists who create a holistic approach to cancer care. Being on the grounds of MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center greatly improves the convenience of daily radiation treatments for our patients. We take great pride in not only our outstanding clinical outcomes and consistently excellent patient satisfaction scores but in our continuing ability to provide cancer care excellence to the Southern Maryland region."
Conditions Treated
- All adult cancers, including:
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Gynecologic cancers
- Breast cancer
- Others
Procedures Performed
- Proton therapy
- Permanent prostate brachytherapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- CyberKnife stereotactic cranial and body radiosurgery
- Low- and high-dose rate gynecologic brachytherapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy/image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT/IGRT/ Rapid Arc)
- CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery™ (SRS)
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cyberknife
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Intrafraction Tracking Motion
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Radiation Treatment
- Ovarian Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Testicular Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Uterine Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OA Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (1993)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (1990)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1989)