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