Samuel Clifford Wood, MD| Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Samuel Wood is seeing patients at the following location:
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Third floor, Suite 300
Washington DC 20007
Phone: 202-741-1250
Fax: 877-303-1460
Dr. Wood graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in History, then attended medical school at Boston University before completing combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. In 2024, he joined the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics faculty at MedStar Georgetown.
He practices primary care for adults and children of all ages at the Glover Park clinic. He provides comprehensive patient- and family-centered care, working with his patients to promote their wellness and health. He also supervises the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residents in their primary care clinic. He lives in Glover Park with his wife, daughters, and dog.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cough
- Diabetes Management
- Eczema
- Hypertension Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Pneumonia
- Rash
- School Physicals
- Screening For Diseases And Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Body Mass Index
- Bronchiolitis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dorsalgia
- Eczema
- Endometriosis
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Female Genital Pain
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallstones
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Herpes
- High Cholesterol
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypotension
- Impetigo
- Inguinal Hernias
- Intestinal Infections
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kawasaki Disease
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Malabsorption
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Nosebleeds
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Renal Insufficiency
- Screening For Diseases And Disorders
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Numbness Or Tingling
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somnolence
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tongue
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urticaria
- Ventral Hernia
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Assessment
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Asthma Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Autism Education
- Bacterial Infection Treatment
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Bone Density Test
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cough Medicine Prescription
- Diabetes Management
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Dietary Counseling
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Distance Stereoacuity Test
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Fungal Infection Treatment
- Growth Development
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hearing Testing
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- International Adoption Medicine
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Language Assessment
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Psa Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Rash Treatment
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Infection Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Sports Physicals
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Travel Health
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Uti Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Exams
- Yeast Infection Treatment
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-POS
- Choice POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2023)
Medical School: Boston University (2019)