About me
Jeffrey Shupp, MD, FACS, is the director of the Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an active member of the Regional Department of Surgery. Dr. Shupp is also the lead investigator at the Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory and the Director of Burn Research at MedStar Health Research Institute. He is a Professor of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Georgetown University. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University.
Dr. Shupp specializes in treating burns, trauma to the skin, including electrical and chemical injuries, complex wounds, and other skin disorders that result in skin loss, such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Dr. Shupp received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He then joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to complete a residency in general surgery and subspecialty training.
From his first encounters, the mechanisms of burn injuries, as well as the care for burn patients, became a huge interest of his. He immediately tailored his background in molecular biology research to focus on many aspects of clinical and translational burn and wound healing research. His clinical and research interests include innovative technologies for grafting and skin coverage as well as finding new strategies to improve the outcomes and care of individual patients.
Dr. Shupp's goal is for anyone with a burn injury to have access to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for care. The Hospital Center invests in the infrastructure that makes a burn center successful. The Burn Center exemplifies the team approach to care with dedicated rehabilitation therapists, nutrition specialists, pharmacy experts, and specialized nursing staff.
Philosophy of Care
"Injury to the skin has the potential to create a devastating insult to the body. My team consists of healthcare professionals that manage all aspects of cutaneous injury including critical care, resuscitation, infectious complications, pulmonary management for a patient with smoke inhalation, rehabilitation, follow-up and revision surgery. We also assist in all aspects of community reintegration and aftercare.
I see each patient of mine as a member of my own family. My priority is building a strong relationship with my patients and maintaining this relationship so that they feel comfortable reaching out to me if they have any issues in the future and will seek care without hesitation. Complications from a wound of any level of severity should be avoided at all costs. For this reason, I am available around the clock to consult with referring physicians."
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Atherosclerosis
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Eye And Adnexa Burn
- Face Burn
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Superficial Frostbite
- Toxic Effect Of Gases, Fumes And Vapors
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Back Skin Transfer
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chest Skin Excision
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Decompression Fasciotomy Of Multiple Compartments Of Leg
- Destruction Of Vascular Lesions, 10
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterectomy
- Epidermal Autograft
- Escharotomy, Each Additional Incision
- Escharotomy, Initial Incision
- Face Skin Replacement
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Hand Skin Excision
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Jejunum Transplant
- Leg Muscle Excision
- Leg Reconstruction
- Lesion Excision
- Low Detachment Of Right 1St Toe
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Lower Leg Detachment
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Partial Detachment Of 4Th Ray, Left Foot
- Patching Therapy
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Surgical Preparation Of Recipient Site
- Thread Vein Removal
- Toe Amputation
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
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
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Network OA
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2006)