MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Georgetown University Hospital

The Department of Radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is an academic radiology department that strives to be at the forefront of clinical care, research and academics. Building on the rich history of Georgetown University, the Department of Radiology continues to pursue excellence in diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology and teaching.

Hospital Overview

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

  • Founded in 1898; a 609 licensed bed hospital with 1,100 staff physicians; joined Medstar Health network in 2000
  • Medstar Health is one of the largest health care delivery networks in the area
  • Consistently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report
  • Rated one of the best places to work by the Washington Business Journal
  • Leader in multiple areas of specialty care

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Georgetown Lombardi is the only facility in the Washington, D.C., area designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Comprehensive Cancer Center

MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute

  • The only liver transplant center in the Washington, D.C., area
  • Georgetown’s Transplant Institute is ranked among the best in the mid-Atlantic region by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients for liver transplant outcomes and is one of few centers in the country to provide living-donor liver transplants

CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

  • Currently the second-highest caseload volume in the United States
  • First center on the East Coast and the sixth in the nation to offer CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery to treat tumors and lesions of the brain, neck and spine in 2002
  • Addition of second CyberKnife system in July 2007
  • Synchrony software provides tracking of respiratory motion during treatment, allowing for the treatment of lung, prostate and pancreatic cancers

Proton Beam Therapy Center

  • Most experienced site to offer proton therapy in the Washington, D.C. area and the first one in the world to offer the lates, most precise form of proton therapy with HYPERSCAN

Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center

  • Officially designated as Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in 2018 providing the highest level of care of stroke patients by an integrated, multi-disciplinary team 24/7

Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

  • Currently the only breast imaging center in the Washington area to receive the designation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR)
  • Comprehensive breast imaging
    • Mammography
    • Stereotactic breast biopsy
    • Breast ultrasound
    • Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy
    • MRI-guided breast biopsy