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