Shawn Tejiram, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Burn Surgery, Trauma Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine
Languages: English
202-877-7302
About me
Shawn Tejiram, MD is an attending surgeon at The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery.
Dr. Tejiram specializes in burn injury, thermal injury to the skin, cold injury to the skin, electrical and chemical injuries, trauma to the skin, complex wounds, and major skin disorders with resultant skin loss such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis that requires significant wound care and ICU level care.
Dr. Tejiram received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida in 2008. He returned to complete his medical degree at the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in 2012. From there, he completed his General Surgery residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2018. During his residency, he participated in a research fellowship at the Firefighter’s Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory at The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he developed his interest in burn injury and burn related care. From there, he went to northern California to pursue a Burn Surgery Fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California. He then followed this up with additional training in a second fellowship in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the University of California Davis Medical Center.
It was during his time as a research fellow at The Burn Center that Dr. Tejiram developed an interest in burn related care. He had the opportunity to study blood clot formation in burned patients and observed changes in scar healing following pressure therapy. His other research projects included examining the safety profile of transfusion strategies in pediatric burn patients and used machine learning as a new technique to examine utilization during massive transfusion activations in trauma. Experiences like these have culminated in an extensive list of published academic work, including multiple manuscripts, book chapters, and academic presentations both domestically and internationally. He has been published in many reputable journals such as the Journal of Burn Care and Research, Journal of Surgical Research, and Surgical Infections. He is an active member of the American Burn Association.
Dr. Tejiram hopes that these experiences will help contribute to furthering advancements and new developments in burn care for burn injured patients.
Philosophy of Care
“During my training taking care of burn injured patients, I appreciated the multidisciplinary approach necessary to ensure good outcomes and healing following burn injury. I realized the acute surgical management, critical care, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of burn injured patients must all work in tandem during all parts of a patient’s care.
I remain dedicated to my patients to ensure that they receive the care that they need. I cannot do it alone - I am grateful to the multidisciplinary team that assists me with caring for every burn injured patient that comes through our program. We believe in a wholistic approach to care and recovery after these devastating injuries.”
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship: University of California Davis Health (2020)
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)