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