About me
Dr. Joseph Roswarski is fellowship-trained, board-certified medical hematologist oncologist affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. His medical career includes clinical care and research in hematologic malignancies, particularly lymphoma and multiple myeloma, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and through volunteer service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He obtained his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine.
A decorated military veteran, Dr. Roswarski has received numerous awards during his time of military service as a medical officer. Chief among these is the Bronze Star Medal – awarded for exceptionally meritorious service as the 201st Corps senior medical advisor. Additionally, he received the Meritorious Service Medal for his clinical care and leadership while at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.
Dr. Roswarski specializes in the treatment of lymphoma, leukemia, CLL, and myelodysplastic syndrome, at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C. region.
Dr. Roswarski’s philosophy of care is to first and foremost develop a strong rapport with his patients, focusing on empathy and understanding. He is passionate about making sure that patients and their families are able to understand their diseases and treatment options, in terms that are easily digestible, so that decisions can be made collaboratively. Finally, Dr. Roswarski is proud to be a part of the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, which will allow patients access to the cutting edge in cancer care and clinical trial opportunities.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cancer Immunotherapy
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Aerosol Inhalation Of Pentamidine
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Cancer Diagnostic Testing
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Treatment Adjustment
- Cancer Treatment Management
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Cancer-Related Infection Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials
- Computed Tomography
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dopamine Therapy
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Genetic Counseling
- Hematology Consultation
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Pre-Operative Conditioning
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Stem Cell Gene Editing
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2017)
Residency: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2014)
Medical School: Indiana Univ/Purdue University-Indianapolis (2011)