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.
George John Pyrgos, MD, is medical director of the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Board certified, Dr. Pyrgos clinical interests include obstructive lung diseases, asthma and allergic disorders as well immunologic-based lung diseases such as sarcoidosis, interstitial and autoimmune-associated lung diseases.
Dr. Pyrgos is a member of several professional organizations including American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys sailing, music and hiking.
George Pyrgos, MD, named a "Top Doc" by Baltimore magazine for pulmonary 2017-2024.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchoscopy
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Fibrosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Sepsis
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Embolism
Practice locations
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 300
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: National Board of Physicians & Surgeons, Allergy and Immunology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2005)
Internship: Aria Health-Torresdale Campus (1999)
Medical School: University of Ioannina Medical School (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2017-2024