About me
Andrew Shorr, MD, MPH, MBA is Section Head of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. In addition, he is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Shorr earned a medical degree from the University of Virginia; completed an MPH in Health, Policy, and Ethics at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore; and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C, and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, also at Walter Reed. He finished his MBA at the Darden School at the University of VIrginia.
A prolific author, Dr. Shorr has published over 300 original investigations plus numerous peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, book chapters, editorials, case reports, and letters. In addition, he serves as a reviewer, editorial board member, and editorial advisory board member for several peer-reviewed journals, including Chest,Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Annals of Internal Medicine. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Critical Care.
His numerous awards include a Fulbright Award, the Alfred Soffer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians, and Outstanding Teacher from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He has won the ACP educator award as well. Dr. Shorr is a frequent invited lecturer and regularly presents his work at professional meetings. He international expert on topics ranging from ventilator-associated pneumonia to resistant antibiotic infections.
Dr. Shorr is certified in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Subcortical Infarction
- Thoracic Tumors
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- 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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: National Capitol Consortium (2000)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: University of Virginia (1994)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Recent Journal Articles
"The Role for Optical Density in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Cohort Study." Chest. 2015
"Clostridium difficile recurrence is a strong predictor of 30-day re-hospitalization among patients in intensive care." Infect Control Hospital Epidemiology. 2015
"Analysis of the phase 3 ESTABLISH trials of tedizolid versus linezolid in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections." Antimicrob Agents Chemotherapy. 2015
Dr. Shorr's quick thinking helped save the life of the husband of Dr. Sandra Swain.