About me
Dr. Rechache is a triple board-certified, fellowship-trained hematologist who specializes in treating patients with hematologic malignancies with a special expertise in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) and cellular immunotherapies.
He earned his medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland and completed his residency at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts. He completed fellowships in Hematology and Oncology at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
In addition to treating patients, he is an active researcher, most recently serving as a staff clinician/assistant research physician at the Center for Immuno-Oncology at NIH. Dr Rechache views research not as separate from patient care, but as a vital extension of the commitment to improve outcomes and offer hope where standard options may be limited. He has developed and overseen investigator-initiated early phase/first-in-human clinical trials at the National Cancer Institute/NIH. He has also served as associate program director, Cell Therapies, for the NIH Hematology/Oncology fellowship. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals.
When he is not working, he enjoys hiking, camping, soccer, and traveling.
Dr. Rechache is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Rechache’s philosophy of care centers on providing compassionate, personalized, evidence-based treatment to patients facing complex and often life-altering diagnoses. He believes in caring for the whole person — not just the disease — and walking alongside patients and their families through every stage of their journey.
He views the physician–patient relationship as a partnership built on trust, transparency, and mutual respect and is committed to clear and honest communication, ensuring that patients and their families feel informed and empowered. Dr. Rechache strives to ensure that every patient understands their diagnosis and options and feels supported in making informed decisions that align with their goals and values. He believes it is a profound privilege to care for patients during some of the most vulnerable times in their lives, and he approaches that responsibility with humility, compassion, and dedication.
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
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cancers
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Transfusion Reactions
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Clotting Disorders
- Coagulopathy
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukocytosis (HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT)
- Leukopenia
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Platelet Disorders
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
Procedures I perform
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Amyloidosis Treatment
- Autologous Blood Donation
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Cancer Diagnosis
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Follicular Lymphoma Treatment
- Hematology Consultation
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tumor Marker Testing
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
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center-GME (2018)
Medical School: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons-Ireland (2014)