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 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
- 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
- Antibiotic Therapy
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- TRICARE East Prime
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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.