Shah Muhammad Jawad Zafar, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aids
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Encephalitis
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Fungal Infections
- Granuloma
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Simplex
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kidney Blockage
- Liver Abscess
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mediastinitis
- Meningitis
- Mosquito
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Travel
- Tuberculosis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- 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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Navigate
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (2019)