About me
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Nathan Shaw, MD, is an attending urologist and sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre.
Dr. Shaw specializes in genitourinary reconstructive surgery. He sees men and women who have experienced urinary symptoms following complications of cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, radiation, and trauma. The conditions he treats include urethral and ureteral strictures, buried or hidden penis, urinary incontinence in men, and general urological trauma.
His treatment methods include surgical interventions that combine novel and emerging techniques including the use of robotic surgery. Dr. Shaw is trained in the use of the Optilume® procedure to treat urethral stricture and in techniques to repair buried/hidden penis, a procedure that requires skin grafting and other plastic surgery techniques. He also performs urethroplasty, ureteral reconstruction, implants to address male incontinence, and erectile dysfunction. Additionally, Dr. Shaw performs general urology procedures with a focus on vasectomies.
Dr. Shaw and Dr. Krishnan Venkatesan will soon begin enrolling participants in an ongoing, long-term, follow-up study for Optilume® in the treatment of urethral stricture.
Dr. Shaw’s clinical interests focus on helping both men and women navigate urinary complications of cancers and cancer treatment. He is passionate about helping patients rebuild their urinary and sexual health following cancer treatment and treatment for obesity. Dr. Shaw has a special focus on helping men with urinary incontinence, male urethral stricture disease, and buried or hidden penis.
His research interests include understanding how to manage urinary incontinence in men and how physicians can improve outcomes for these patients, the role of weight loss in urinary and sexual health, understanding the longstanding effects of radiation on urinary health, and how to improve the outcomes of men and women who experience urologic trauma. He has published dozens of publications and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals as well as a book chapter, and has presented his findings in conferences and symposiums. Dr. Shaw is a reviewer for the Urology and Journal of Urology Practice.
Additionally, Dr. Shaw was a sub-investigator for two clinical trials:
- Effect of Active vs. Passive Voiding Trials on Time to Discharge, Urinary Tract Infection, and Urinary
- Buccal Block: Perioperative oral pain control following buccal graft urethroplasty: Randomized control trial of harvest site
Dr. Shaw received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed a five-year urology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he was recognized as Resident of the Year, awarded the Dr. Matthew Love Resident Teaching Award, and named a String of Pearls recipient for his role as a resident teacher. He then completed a specialty fellowship in male genitourinary reconstruction and trauma fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Shaw’s dedication to the teaching of doctors in training has been recognized throughout his career.
When not dedicating his time to improving the quality of life of his patients, Dr. Shaw enjoys spending time with his family, working on his house, and rooting for the 49ers.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe in being straightforward and clear with my patients. Through active listening, I hope to learn my patients’ goals, as well as their families’ goals for treatment, and how I can help them achieve those goals.
“I’m a father and a husband, and I want to treat my patients the way I would expect to be treated. I feel proud when my patients say that I was honest, clear, an
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Urinary Retention
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Disorders
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Fistula
- Foreskin Abnormalities
- Genital Injury
- Hydronephrosis
- Low Sperm Count
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Penile Cancer
- Penile Inflammation
- Penile Lesion
- Penis Disorders
- Peyronie's Disease
- Priapism
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Urethral Disorders
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Injury
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy, Urethra
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Botox Injection
- Continent Cutaneous Diversion Surgery
- Cystectomy
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Cystotomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Hydrocele Excision
- Hydrocele Repair
- Ileal Conduit Creation With Stoma
- Penile Implant Surgery
- Pyeloplasty Surgery
- Ureteral Stent Placement With Fluoroscopic Guidance
- Urinary Diversion Procedure
- Vasectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4922Fax 877-625-1478
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
Education
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2022)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2016)