About me
John Shin, MD, is a MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute attending clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His practice locations include: MedStar Cardiology Associates at Annapolis, MedStar Cardiology Associates at Irving Street, and MedStar Cardiology Associates at Lafayette Centre. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Shin was an attending cardiologist/clinical cardiac electrophysiologist for 10 years with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, where he performed a high volume of procedures for complex cardiac arrhythmia issues. The procedures he performed include catheter-based ablation for ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atypical atrial arrhythmias, as well as lead extraction for complex lead management.
As a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist who is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Dr. Shin treats patients for all cardiac arrhythmia disorders (both common and complex), including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, bradyarrhythmia, and syncope. Dr. Shin performs implant procedures for patients who are candidates for devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. He also performs minimally invasive catheter-based ablation procedures.
Dr. Shin’s clinical interests include the management of complex arrhythmias and providing patient education – spending the appropriate amount of time with patients to help them understand their diagnosis and treatment options. He is passionate about providing patients who are candidates with device-based therapies to improve heart failure outcomes and ablation procedures to treat tachyarrhythmias that are symptom-limiting.
Dr. Shin received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He then joined the University of Chicago Medical Center for an internal medicine residency; a cardiology fellowship; and a two-year subspecialty cardiac electrophysiology fellowship, during which he served as Chief Fellow. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is guided by applying my experience to provide high-quality, empathetic, and comprehensive care while partnering with my patients to ensure they’re fully informed of their condition and treatment options.
“Being a doctor is more than helping patients treat a problem, it’s going back to the Latin root for doctor (docere) which means ‘to teach’. For me, doctoring is about partnering with my patients and educating them, so they have a comprehensive understanding of their condition and treatment options. When my patients walk out of an appointment, my goal is that they’ll walk out with a clear understanding of my professional opinion and treatment recommendations, and what it means in terms of their treatment goals.
“I feel honored when my patients say that they felt heard by me and that they feel comforted and cared for after their time with me. I am my patients’ number one advocate and always have their best interests at heart, even when difficult decisions are being made.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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 EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- POS OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2013)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2012)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2009)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University (2006)