About me
Keith Kowalczyk, MD, is the Physician Executive Director, MedStar Health Urology and the Chair, Department of Urology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is board certified in urology, with training in urologic oncology and robotic-assisted surgery. He sees patients at MedStar's Pasquerilla Healthcare Center at MedStar Georgetown in Washington, D.C., as well as MedStar's clinic in Chevy Chase.
Dr. Kowalczyk treats a full range of urologic conditions, but focuses on kidney, testicular, bladder, and prostate cancers. While skilled in performing traditional open surgery, his special expertise is in robotic-assisted surgery, and he has performed hundreds of procedures using this technology.
Dr. Kowalczyk is one of the few urologic surgeons in the D.C. metro area with specific expertise and training in urologic robotic surgery for urologic cancers. For those not familiar with robotic surgery, the surgeon uses special instruments controlled through a robotic/computer console which allows increased range of motion and often more precision than traditional surgical instruments. The camera he uses provides 10 to 12 times more magnification than traditional cameras used in surgery.
With his experience in performing robotic surgery, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to perform a more precise surgery with generally fewer complications. Also, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to offer more options for certain high-risk patients, like obese men who need prostatectomy surgery as well as patients with large kidney masses who have been told their kidney requires removal. With the magnified view and precision of robotic surgery, these patients have the options of minimally invasive procedures and better outcomes.
Dr. Kowalczyk is also actively involved in health services research on cancer treatments, outcomes, and patterns and costs of care and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on these topics.
Clinical areas of focus
- Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Robotic Prostatectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Elevated Psa Levels
- Genitourinary Sarcoma
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Renal Pelvis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ureter
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Ureteral Cancer
- Urinary Tract Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Psa Testing
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Testicular Cancer
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
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2011)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
- Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Urology Residency Program (2015)
- Resident Teacher Award, Department of Urology. Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- String of Pearls Finalist, Best Resident Teacher, Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- 3rd Place, Resident Research Presentation, Washington Urologic Society (2008)