About me
Dr. Sean Whelton is a board-certified rheumatologist and academic leader with a clinical and scholarly focus on inflammatory autoimmune diseases. He cares for patients with a wide range of rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, sarcoidosis, IgG4-related disease, and vasculitis.
Dr. Whelton earned his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Duke University and his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
A committed educator, Dr. Whelton served as Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship from 2004 to 2016. Since 2016, he has led the Internal Medicine Residency Program as Program Director and currently serves as Vice Chair for Medical Education in the Department of Medicine. As the Allen J. Goody Professor of Medicine, he upholds the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care for the whole person, in his work with patients, trainees, and colleagues.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Whelton enjoys spending time with his wife and their four children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Behcet's Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Igg4-Related Disease
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Procedures I perform
- Trigger Finger Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Injections
- Vaccinations
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2002)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2000)
Medical School: Tulane University Office GME (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025