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
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
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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)