About me
Shandiz Shahbazi, MD, is a highly skilled and double board-certified female gastroenterologist at MedStar Health. Dr. Shahbazi earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine internship and residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She elevated her training with a highly sought after fellowship in gastroenterology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Shahbazi is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.
Along with fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology, she has special interests in colon cancer screening, women's gastrointestinal health, gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, constipation, acid reflux, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and liver disease. Dr. Shahbazi was recognized and elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society for providing compassionate patient care and excellent clinical services – an honor received by less than five percent of medical school graduates.
Dr. Shahbazi’s approach to care centers on building authentic connections with patients and families through a shared decision-making model based on trust and collaboration. She combines that focus with serving as an advocate for colon cancer screenings and early detection as well as performing precise diagnostics and effective treatments. Such comprehensive services are conveniently available at her offices in Washington, D.C., and McLean, VA.
An award-winning and published physician, she is a lifelong learner who stays informed about advancements in the field through memberships in the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and American Gastroenterological Association.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Shahbazi enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking Persian cuisine, dancing, performing hot yoga, and traveling to explore the world’s cultures and cuisines.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Constipation
- H. Pylori Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Nausea
- Vomiting And Nausea
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Blood In Stool
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Melena
- Nausea
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Bowel Enteroscopy
- Upper Endoscopy
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800A
McLean, VA, 22101
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center GME (2024)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Awards
- National Institutes of Health Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- American College of Gastroenterology Outstanding Presenter
- American College of Physicians Regional Presentation Award