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