Shah Muhammad Jawad Zafar, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
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Shah Muhammad Jawad Zafar, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (51 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Languages: English

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
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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)
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Encephalitis
  • 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)
  • Liver Abscess
  • Mediastinitis
  • Meningitis
  • Mrsa Bacteremia
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Sepsis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Yellow Fever
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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
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Practice locations

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9000 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 2CA
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-8300
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miles away

Fax 866-509-5885

Insurance

This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health.

NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card.

*Denotes limited participation. Specific providers and practices may NOT be participating. Please contact your insurance plan directly.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
    • Cigna Health Care
    • Kaiser Permanente*
    • MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
    • United HealthCare
    • Aetna
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
    • Healthspring
    • Humana
    • Medicare & Railroad Medicare
    • United HealthCare
    • Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
    • Medical Assistance/Medicaid
    • MedStar Family Choice MD
    • Priority Partners *
    • United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
    • Wellpoint MD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas
    • Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Medical Assistance/Medicaid
    • MedStar Family Choice DC
    • Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
    • Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
    • MultiPlan
    • Private Healthcare Systems
    • Tricare/Humana Military
    • VA Community Care Network (VACCN)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2024)

Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2022)

Medical School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (2019)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Apr 22, 2026

    Dr Zafar has been amazing. I am extremely grateful for infectious disease Doctors who saved my life

  • Mar 27, 2026

    My Dr is amazing. Having a infectious disease can be feeling scary and stressful, with my dr he is very understand to my needs and explains to be very carefully how and what needs to be done for me to live a happy normal life

  • Nov 26, 2025

    Dr. Zafar is the best ID MD I ever met.