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.
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is a Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections.
Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians (FACP)
- American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDA)
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
- Association of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Program Directors
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Of The Leg
- Chlamydia
- Cryptococcosis Of The Brain
- Cryptococcosis Of The Lungs
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Infection Of The Nails
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Infections Of Skin
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gonorrhea
- Granuloma Of The Brain
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Histoplasmosis
- Infection After Transplant
- Infection Of The Heart Valve
- Infection Of The Implantable Cardioverter
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Lymphangitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Nocardiosis Of The Lungs
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Penile Inflammation
- Pneumonia
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Knee
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Scarlet Fever
- Sepsis
- Sepsis In Newborn
- Shingles
- Sinus Infections
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Spinal Cord Abscess
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Tuberculosis Of The Spine
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Bacteriology Testing
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine-Grenada (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Woods is one of seven physicians that helped save the life of Steven Jones, the husband of Dr. Sandra Swain.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.