Samuel B. Holzman, MD| Infectious Disease, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Fungal Infections
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Meningitis
- Myocarditis
- Penile Inflammation
- Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia Due To Infectious Organisms
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sepsis
- Shigellosis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Systemic Inflammation And Infection
- Viral Diseases
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Biopsy Interpretation
- Blood Cell Count
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cystitis Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Screening
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electroencephalogram
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gram Stain
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Introduction Of Gas
- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Management
- Nasal Culture
- Peripheral Vein Monoclonal Antibody Introduction
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Sepsis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Travel Health
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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 Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease/Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2020)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2018)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Mount Sinai Hospital (2012)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2024 and 2025