About me
John Smirniotopoulos, MD, is a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also an assistant professor of radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Smirniotopoulos uses image guidance to perform innovative minimally-invasive treatments for a wide range of conditions, including percutaneous gallstone removal, portal hypertension, local/regional treatment of cancers, fibroids, enlarged prostates, and varicose veins.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos performs basivertebral nerve ablation (Intracept), an FDA-approved, minimally-invasive, outpatient procedure for patients with chronic lower back pain caused by fractures of the vertebral bodies. He also performs minimally-invasive gallstone removal. These procedures are new to the Washington, DC area and are something Dr. Smirniotopoulos uniquely offers to patients.
His treatment methods focus on the patient as a whole – not only treating their cause of pain. Dr. Smirniotopoulos helps patients truly understand their pain and dedicates himself to finding the best treatment plan for each patient to improve their overall health.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos has a clinical interest in interventional pain management and treating joint pain in the knees, hips, and shoulders via nerve ablation.
His research interests include the use and effectiveness of minimally-invasive gallstone removal and nerve ablation for joint pain.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2014. He then pursued an internship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, before heading to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he worked as a resident physician in radiology until 2019 and served as Chief Resident. In 2020, Dr. Smirniotopoulos completed his vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. From 2020 to 2021, Dr. Smirniotopoulos worked as an attending interventional radiologist and was an assistant professor of radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City prior to returning to Washington, D.C. to join the MedStar Health family as faculty.
As a respected interventional radiologist, Dr. Smirniotopoulos earned the Alexander Margulis Leadership Award and the Chief Resident Award from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Department of Radiology. He is currently a member of the Society of Interventional Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, Academic University of Radiologists, and American College of Physicians.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos is a Washington, D.C. native. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, who is also a MedStar Georgetown University Hospital physician.
Philosophy of Care
"My philosophy of care is guided by my alma mater’s, Georgetown University School of Medicine, tradition of Cura Personalis, or care of the whole person. When I meet with my patients, I'm learning about their condition in every sense, not just in the biological sense. I like to sit down with my patients and get to know them on a personal level and truly understand how the disease is impacting their life and what their healthcare goals are. I address all their concerns and I am with them every step of their medical journey. We work as a team and create an individualized plan.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Blockage In Legs
- Atherosclerosis
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Colic In Infants
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Cyst Removal
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access Creation And Maintenance
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Endoleak Repair
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Kidney Tumor Embolization
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lower Back Pain
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Nosebleeds
- Ovarian Vein Embolization
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Sacral Spine Fracture
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sacroiliitis
- Splanchnic Aneurysm
- Testicular Varicocele Embolization
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tips (TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT)
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Vertebral Fractures
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Of Osteoid Osteoma
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenting
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bland Embolization
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Treatment
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Central Venous Stenting
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystometrogram
- Cystourethroscopy With Ureteral Stent Insertion
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Treatment
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Femoral Stenting
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gonadal Vein Embolization
- Hepatic Vein Stenting
- Iliac Stenting
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Inferior Vena Cava Stenting
- Internal Iliac Vein Embolization
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kidney Cancer Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Ligament Augmentation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microwave Ablation
- Nerve Block
- Ovarian Vein Embolization
- Pec Implants
- Pelvic Vein Embolization
- Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Fetal Atrial Septostomy
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Tumor Biopsy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Percutaneous Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Treatment Of Spider Veins
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Popliteal Stenting
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Portal Vein Stenting
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pulmonary Artery Stenting
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Vein Stenting
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spermatic Vein Embolization
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Superior Vena Cava Stenting
- Thrombolysis
- Transarterial Embolization
- Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Treatment
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
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18101 Prince Phillip Dr MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8650miles away
25500 Point Lookout Rd MedStar St Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-6399Fax 240-434-7248
7503 Surratts Rd MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD, 20735
301-877-4772Fax 301-877-3518
106 Irving St NW MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-9729Fax 301-209-5616
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2019)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2014)