George John Pyrgos, MD| Immunology, Allergy And Immunology | MedStar Health
About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
George John Pyrgos, MD, is medical director of the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Board certified, Dr. Pyrgos clinical interests include obstructive lung diseases, asthma and allergic disorders as well immunologic-based lung diseases such as sarcoidosis, interstitial and autoimmune-associated lung diseases.
Dr. Pyrgos is a member of several professional organizations including American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys sailing, music and hiking.
George Pyrgos, MD, named a "Top Doc" by Baltimore magazine for pulmonary 2017-2024.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchoscopy
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Fibrosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Sepsis
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Embolism
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: National Board of Physicians & Surgeons, Allergy and Immunology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2005)
Internship: Aria Health-Torresdale Campus (1999)
Medical School: University of Ioannina Medical School (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2017-2024