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
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Thoracentesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bronchitis
- Airway Disorders
- Allergic Aspergillosis
- Allergic Pneumonitis
- Allergic Wheezing
- Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Asbestos Lung
- Aspiration Pneumonitis
- Asthma
- Asthmatic Bronchitis
- Atelectasis
- Autoimmune Pleuritis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchospasm
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Pulmonary Embolus
- Chronic Respiratory Failure
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
- Diaphragmatic Disorders
- Drug Induced Pulmonary Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Emphysema
- Empyema
- Exercise Intolerance
- Hemoptysis
- Hepatic Hydrothorax
- Hypercarbia
- Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Laryngotracheitis
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Disease
- Lung Infiltrate
- Lung Involvement In Systemic Sclerosis
- Lung Mass
- Maternal Respiratory Disease
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Occupational Lung Injury
- Pleural Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Thickening
- Pleural Tuberculosis
- Pleurisy
- Pleuritic Pain
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Post Infectious Cough
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary Bullae
- Pulmonary Complications Of Neurological Diseases
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Granuloma
- Pulmonary Hemorrhage
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Infections
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
- Radiation Pneumonitis
- Reactive Airway Disease
- Recurrent Lung Infections
- Restrictive Lung Disease
- Rheumatoid Lung
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Shortness Of Breath (SOB)
- Silicosis
- Smoker Cough
- Tobacco-Related Diseases
- Tracheobronchitis
- Tuberculosis
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Pulmonary Clearance For Surgery
- Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)
- Pulmonary Therapy
- Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
- Vo2 Measurement
Practice locations
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106 Irving Street Northwest POB Ste 3800 North Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-2300Fax 202-877-2322
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
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Tricare East Prime
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Navigate
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Choice Plus
- Tricare East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO
- I-SNP
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- D-SNP)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna EPO
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Other Certification: American Board of Critical Care Medicine, -
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.