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
202-444-7547Fax 202-444-7797
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
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