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