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