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