Eric Dolven Anderson, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Eric Dolven Anderson

Eric Dolven Anderson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (1186 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

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.

Dr. Anderson is the director of Interventional Pulmonology. He also serves as an associate professor at Georgetown University. His special interests include thoracic oncology; robotic radiosurgery with CyberKnife to lung tumors; lung cancer screening; procedures for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of lung cancer including: endobronchial ultrasound, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, thoracic fiducial placement, APC laser, and endobronchial stent placement; medical thoracoscopy and PleurX catheter insertion; ALS and neuromuscular diseases.

Learn more about lung cancer screening and risk factors.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830

Fax 877-286-1492

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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.

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Dis

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1999)

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1996)

Medical School: Drexel University (1992)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • May 4, 2026

    Very surprised how good the service was

  • Apr 23, 2026

    Great

  • Apr 21, 2026

    Very knowledgeable