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