About me
Peter Jeffrey Sloane, MD is Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (MUMH) and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (MGSH). He was named a Top Doctor in Baltimore magazine for Intensivists/Critical Care, Pulmonary in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Dr. Sloane was a prior National Institute of Health National Research Service Award recipient and was awarded the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in 1993 and 2006. Dr. Sloane was a site investigator for the National Institutes of Health's "ARDSNet" (acute respiratory distress syndrome network). He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and has contributed 15 peer-reviewed journal articles to the medical literature. He served as Chief of Staff at MUMH between 2008 and 2011 and was a member of the Board Directors at MUMH between 2008 and 2020.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cpap Therapy Titration
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Narcolepsy
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bruxism
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Narcolepsy
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Adaptive Servo Ventilation
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Breathing Treatments
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiovascular Sleep Medicine
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cpap Therapy Titration
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electromyography
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hemoptysis Management
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Lung Needle Biopsy
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Measurement
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Polysomnography
- Polysomnography With Cpap
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Blood Flow Measurement
- Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume Measurement
- Pulmonary Edema Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Hypertension Screening
- Pulmonary Lymphoma Treatment
- Pulmonary Mechanics Measurement
- Pulmonary Metastasis Treatment
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Shock Treatment
- Thoracic Gas Volume
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy 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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Network OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (1991)
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital & Medical College (1991)
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (1988)
Medical School: Cornell University (1985)
Awards
- 2015 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
- 2016 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
- 2017 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
- 2019 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
- 2020 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
- 2021 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Sloane, PJ, MH Gee, JE Gottlieb, KH Albertine, SP Peters, JR Burns, G Machiedo, and JE Fish. A multicenter registry of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: physiology and outcome. Am. Rev. Resp. Dis. 146:419-426, 1992.
Sloane, PJ, TH Elsasser, JA Spath, Jr., KH Albertine, and MH Gee. Plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha during long term endotoxemia in awake sheep. J. Appl. Physiol. 73(5):1831-7, 1992.
Spath, JA, PJ Sloane, MH Gee, KH Albertine. Loss of endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the pulmonary vessels of sheep after prolonged endotoxin. J. Appl. Physiol. 76(1): 361-9, 1994.
Kane, GC, PJ Sloane, B McComb, B Chinn, JE Gottlieb. 'Missed' inhaled foreign body in an adult. Resp. Med. 88:551-4, 1994.
Perkowski, SZ, PJ Sloane, JA Spath, MH Gee. Pathophysiology of endotoxin-induced acute respiratory failure in sheep. Journal of Applied Physiology. 80(2):564-73, 1996.
Sohrabi, F, LA Mispireta, M Fiocco, LA Dibos, PC Buescher, PJ Sloane. Effects Of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting On Patient Outcome. Journal of Investigative Medicine 51:27-31, 2003.
Myers C, Sloane P, Buescher P. Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Risk Factors of Open-Heart Surgery Patients for the Development of Pleural Effusions Requiring Thoracentesis. AJRCCM 167:7, 2003.
Sloane, PJ, DeRenzo, E. The Case of Mr. A.B. The Journal of Clincial Ethics 18(4):399-401, 2008.
Enteral Omega-3 Fatty Acid, -Linolenic Acid,and Antioxidant Supplementationin Acute Lung Injury, Rice, et. al for the NHLBI ARDS Clinical Trials Network, JAMA. 2011;306(14):1574-1581. Dr. Sloane served as Principle Investigator at the Medstar Union Memorial Hospital of Baltimore Study Site.
Initial Trophic vs Full Enteral Feeding in Patients With Acute Lung Injury, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network, JAMA. 2012;307(8) Dr. Sloane served as Principle Investigator at the Medstar Union Memorial Hospital of Baltimore Study Site.
Salahuddin F, Sloane P, Buescher P. Agarunov L, Sreeramoju D. A case of apical ballooning syndrome in a male with status asthmaticus; highlighting the role of B2 agonists in the pathophysiology of a reversible cardiomyopathy, Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives 2013, 3: 20530
Rosuvastatin for Sepsis-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Rice, et. al for the NHLBI ARDS Clinical Trials Network, Truwitt, et. Al for the NHLBI ARDS Clinical Trials Network, N Engl J Med 2014;370:2191-200. Dr. Sloane served as Principle Investigator at the Medstar Union Memorial Hospital of Baltimore Study Site.
Jin N, Sloane P. Evaluation of pure ground glass pulmonary nodule: a case report, Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives 2014, 4: 24562
Orgeron G, Pollard J, Pourmalek P, Sloane P. Catheter-Directed Low-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Treatment of Right Atrial Thrombus Caused by a Central Venous Catheter, Pharmacotherapy 2015;35(10):e153–e158)
Haque OI, Mahar S, Hussain S, Sloane P. Pharmacokinetic interaction between verapamil and ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir implications for the management of COVID-19 in patients with hypertension. BMJ Case Reports, 2023;16:e252677. doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-252677.