Samuel B. Holzman, MD| Infectious Disease, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Fungal Infections
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Meningitis
- Myocarditis
- Penile Inflammation
- Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia Due To Infectious Organisms
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sepsis
- Shigellosis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Systemic Inflammation And Infection
- Viral Diseases
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Biopsy Interpretation
- Blood Cell Count
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cystitis Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Screening
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electroencephalogram
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gram Stain
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Introduction Of Gas
- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Management
- Nasal Culture
- Peripheral Vein Monoclonal Antibody Introduction
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Sepsis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Travel Health
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2020)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2018)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Mount Sinai Hospital (2012)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2024 and 2025