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