John F. Irwin, MD| Pediatrics, Hospice And Palliative Care | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Chronic Cough Management
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sleep Disorders
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Movements
- Acne
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergy Status To Drugs And Substances
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Car Occupant Injured In Transport Accidents
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Male Genital Organs
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Dog
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Convulsions
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Diseases Of Hard Tissues Of Teeth
- Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Disorders Of Sphingolipid Metabolism And Lipid Storage
- Disorders Of Tooth Development And Eruption
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Eating Disorders
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Fatigue
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Forearm Fracture
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- Herpes
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Hypothermia Of Newborn
- Immunization Not Carried Out And Underimmunization Status
- Impetigo
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malabsorption
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Nasopharyngitis
- Neonatal Hemorrhages
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity In Children
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteochondropathies
- Outcome Of Delivery
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Penis Disorders
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phakomatoses
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Problems Related To Education And Literacy
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Scarlet Fever
- Scholastic Skills Disorder
- Shoulder Fracture
- Sickle
- Skin Thickening
- Sleep Disorders
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syncope
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Thalassemia
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Tic Disorder
- Tooth Loss
- Toxic Effect Of Noxious Food
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Undescended Testicle
- Urological Disorders
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Acne Treatment
- Adenoidectomy
- Adhd Evaluation
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Advance Directive Planning
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Autopsy Planning
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Booster Shots
- Bowel Obstruction Management
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Cardiology Consultation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Child Care
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cidp Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Congenital Anomaly Care
- Coping Skills Training
- Crisis Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Death Certificate Completion
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Depression Counseling
- Diarrhea Management
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dietary Guidance
- Disease Prevention
- Durable Power Of Attorney Discussion
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eczema Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fatigue Management
- Feeding Evaluation
- Fertility Counseling
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Functional Status Assessment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Management
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hospice Consultation
- I-131 Therapy
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Management
- Infection Monitoring
- Infusion Therapy
- In-Home Support
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Intensive Care
- Jaundice Treatment
- Lactation Consultation
- Lactation Counseling
- Lactation Medicine
- Live-In Care
- Meditation Training
- Mental Health Assessment
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mindfulness Training
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Nausea Management
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Sedation
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pet Therapy
- Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Support
- Prenatal Consultation
- Prepuce Resection
- Psychological Counseling For Cancer
- Relaxation Techniques Training
- Reproductive Planning
- School Physical
- Seasonal Allergy Management
- Seizure Treatment
- Shock Treatment
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Phototherapy
- Sleep Counseling
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Concussion Assessment
- Sports Physicals
- Sti Treatment
- Stress Reduction
- Suicide Intervention
- Tissue Donation Planning
- Tonsillectomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Trauma Therapy
- Travel Health Consultation
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Vomiting Management
- Wellness Exams
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Sentara Health
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency: Rush University Medical Center (2000)
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (1997)