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.
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
- Bronchoscopy
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine/Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease/Pulmonary Disease
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.