About me
Jeffrey Shupp, MD, FACS, is the director of the Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an active member of the Regional Department of Surgery. Dr. Shupp is also the lead investigator at the Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory and the Director of Burn Research at MedStar Health Research Institute. He is a Professor of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Georgetown University. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University.
Dr. Shupp specializes in treating burns, trauma to the skin, including electrical and chemical injuries, complex wounds, and other skin disorders that result in skin loss, such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Dr. Shupp received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He then joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to complete a residency in general surgery and subspecialty training.
From his first encounters, the mechanisms of burn injuries, as well as the care for burn patients, became a huge interest of his. He immediately tailored his background in molecular biology research to focus on many aspects of clinical and translational burn and wound healing research. His clinical and research interests include innovative technologies for grafting and skin coverage as well as finding new strategies to improve the outcomes and care of individual patients.
Dr. Shupp's goal is for anyone with a burn injury to have access to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for care. The Hospital Center invests in the infrastructure that makes a burn center successful. The Burn Center exemplifies the team approach to care with dedicated rehabilitation therapists, nutrition specialists, pharmacy experts, and specialized nursing staff.
Philosophy of Care
"Injury to the skin has the potential to create a devastating insult to the body. My team consists of healthcare professionals that manage all aspects of cutaneous injury including critical care, resuscitation, infectious complications, pulmonary management for a patient with smoke inhalation, rehabilitation, follow-up and revision surgery. We also assist in all aspects of community reintegration and aftercare.
I see each patient of mine as a member of my own family. My priority is building a strong relationship with my patients and maintaining this relationship so that they feel comfortable reaching out to me if they have any issues in the future and will seek care without hesitation. Complications from a wound of any level of severity should be avoided at all costs. For this reason, I am available around the clock to consult with referring physicians."
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Atherosclerosis
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Eye And Adnexa Burn
- Face Burn
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Superficial Frostbite
- Toxic Effect Of Gases, Fumes And Vapors
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Back Skin Transfer
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chest Skin Excision
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Decompression Fasciotomy Of Multiple Compartments Of Leg
- Destruction Of Vascular Lesions, 10
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterectomy
- Epidermal Autograft
- Escharotomy, Each Additional Incision
- Escharotomy, Initial Incision
- Face Skin Replacement
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Hand Skin Excision
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Jejunum Transplant
- Leg Muscle Excision
- Leg Reconstruction
- Lesion Excision
- Low Detachment Of Right 1St Toe
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Lower Leg Detachment
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Partial Detachment Of 4Th Ray, Left Foot
- Patching Therapy
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Surgical Preparation Of Recipient Site
- Thread Vein Removal
- Toe Amputation
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
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 Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2006)