About me
George K. Philips, MBBS, MD, MPH, has extensive experience researching and treating cancers of the urinary tract (known as genitourinary cancers), including prostate, kidney, testicular, and bladder cancers, at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and at the Hematology-Oncology Clinic at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC). Dr. Philips leads the genitourinary medical oncology program at MWHC and manages patient enrollment for the clinical trials associated with the program. He has chaired the MedStar Health Research Institute-Georgetown University Oncology Institutional Review Board Committee, which works to protect patients participating in cancer clinical trials across the MedStar Health Network. Dr. Philips is the principal investigator for many current genitourinary cancers.
Dr. Philips founded GUMDROP, a regional collaboration among specialists in radiation, medical and urologic oncology at academic centers in the Washington, D.C., region, to promote clinical trials. He serves as the vice-chair for Faculty Development and Subspecialty Training Programs in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University. His research and educational skills, leadership in trainee and faculty development and clinical research collaborations have contributed to the clinical and research expertise offered by the MedStar Cancer Network.
Philosophy of Care
I believe the patient's interest comes first and that the physician's obligation is to seek and apply all available resources for the well being of the patient. This commitment includes offering information and guidance about participating in cancer clinical trials and providing moral support through treatment. I focus on both the patient and the family.
Secondly, I believe in working as a team with oncology nurses, social workers and staff to develop a comprehensive strategy to address all aspects of a patient's experience with cancer. I work to ensure that each patient receives a personalized cancer treatment plan that is safe and effective.
Lastly, I believe in being honest with patients about prognosis, the risks and benefits of evaluation and treatment and the potential impact their decisions may have on their quality of life. This approach requires listening carefully to patients and shared decision-making. I try to optimize my medical management to match my patient's goals for how he or she wishes to live successfully as a cancer survivor.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Tumor Resection
- Cystectomy
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
- Matrixectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Radical Cystectomy
- Radical Orchiectomy
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Ascites
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Cancer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myopathies
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Neoplasm Analysis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Penile Cancer
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sickle
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spinal Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thymus Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Ureteral Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Instillations
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Enteroscopy
- Etoposide Therapy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Matrixectomy
- Methylation Profiling
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Orchiectomy
- Palliative Care
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pathology Consultation
- Penile Cancer
- Pharmacological Imaging
- Photon Therapy For Cancer
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Stent Placement
- Testicular Cancer
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vaccinations
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- POS OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine GME (1995)
Medical School: Government Medical College (1986)
Awards
- Leadership Award from the American College of Physicians, Washington, DC, chapter.