About me
Nathan Shaw, MD, is an expert Urologist in genitourinary reconstructive surgery. He sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre.
Dr. Shaw specializes in complex reconstruction and cancer survivorship. 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.
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 clinical and research focus on helping men with urinary incontinence. He is recognized as the only Center of Excellence for the AMS800™ Artificial Urinary Sphincter in the Washington DC region.
As Director of clinical research, he helps the department develop new research endeavors that advance the urology field. His specific 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 chapters, and has presented his findings in conferences and symposiums. Dr. Shaw is a reviewer for multiple journals including the Journal of Urology, European Urology, and Urology.
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 won faculty teacher of the year in 2025.
When not dedicating his time to improving the quality of life of his patients, Dr. Shaw enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, 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, and respectful.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Enterocele Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Fistula
- Hydronephrosis
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Penile Cancer
- Peyronie's Disease
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Urethral Disorders
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethral Narrowing
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Tract Injury
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
Procedures I perform
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Biopsy, Urethra
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Bladder Rupture Repair
- Botox Injection
- Continent Cutaneous Diversion Surgery
- Cystectomy
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Cystotomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Hydrocele Repair
- Ileal Conduit Creation With Stoma
- Male Sling Procedure
- Mitrofanoff Procedure
- Penile Implant Surgery
- Penile Prosthesis Implantation
- Peyronie's Disease Treatment
- Pyeloplasty Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Scrotal Reconstruction
- Ureteral Injury Repair
- Ureteral Stent Placement With Fluoroscopic Guidance
- Urethral Stricture Incision
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Diversion Procedure
- Vasectomy
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Ste 601
Washington, DC, 20036
106 Irving St NW
POB 5000
Washington, DC, 20010
106 Irving St NW
Ste 315
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
13950 Brandywine Rd
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
Education
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2022)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2016)