Shawn Tejiram, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Critical Care Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Burn Surgery, General Surgery
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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of California Davis Health (2020)
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)