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
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Ste 700
Washington, DC, 20036
106 Irving St NW
Ste 4800
Washington, DC, 20010
2002 Medical Pkwy
Ste 500
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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)