Sherief Shawki, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Colon And Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Sherief Shawki, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a double board-certified colon and rectal surgeon at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, specializing in advanced surgical care for complex colorectal diseases.
Dr. Shawki treats diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus, such as primary and recurrent colon and rectal cancer, ileal pouch and continent ileostomy (Koch Pouch / BCIR), corrective surgery for leaks and fistulas, and re-do ileal pouch surgery. He performs both open and minimally invasive procedures, including laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and trans-anal procedures (TAMIS & taTME), tailoring treatment to individual patients’ needs.
Known for treating every patient as a family member, Dr. Shawki takes the time to get to know his patients and their specific health goals, autonomy, and lifestyle before offering personalized surgical options. His approach prioritizes patient education and shared decision-making for optimal health outcomes.
Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Shawki served as a consultant at the Mayo Clinic and previously at the Cleveland Clinic. Deeply committed to advancing surgical care through education and research, he conducts and participates in various studies and serves as a reviewer for many prominent journals.
Dr. Shawki completed his medical education, residency, and Master's degree at Suez Canal University in Egypt. He completed a second residency in general surgery, followed by a colon & rectal surgery fellowship, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.
Dr. Shawki is an active member and leader in several medical societies, including the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the American Board of Surgery, and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
Philosophy of Care
“I treat every patient with compassion, respect, and honesty. I welcome open dialogue, encouraging my patients to ask questions, so that they fully understand their condition, the role of surgery, and what to expect throughout their care. My shared decision-making approach emphasizes collaboration with patients, their families, and a multidisciplinary team when needed. By treating people, not just diseases, I strive to earn the trust of both my patients and referring physicians while achieving the best possible outcomes and quality of life.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Bleeding
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Itching (PRURITUS ANI)
- Anal Warts (CONDYLOMA)
- Anorectal Fissure
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Bladder Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Carcinoma In Situ Of The Rectum
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Colon Stricture
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Colorectal Stricture
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diverticulitis
- Enteritis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Familial Polyposis
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Functional Bowel Disorder
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hemorrhoid Prolapse
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Intestinal Perforation
- Paracolostomy Hernia
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Proctal Ulcer
- Proctitis
- Pruritus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Fissure
- Rectal Pain
- Rectal Ulcers
- Sigmoiditis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Cancer Treatment
- Colectomy
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colon Cancer Treatment
- Colostomy
- Colostomy Revision
- Crohn's Disease Surgery
- Diverticulosis Treatment
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Perforation Repair
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileostomy
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy
- Loop Colostomy
- Low Anterior Resection
- Open Colectomy
- Ostomy Care
- Perineal Rectosigmoidectomy
- Pilonidal Abscess Treatment
- Pilonidal Cyst Treatment
- Rectal Abscess Drainage
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Rectal Cancer Treatment
- Rectal Foreign Body Removal
- Rectal Pain Treatment
- Rectal Resection
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Small Bowel Resection
- Stoma Care
- Stoma Revision
- Thiersch Procedure
- Ulcerative Proctitis Treatment
- Volvulus Treatment
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
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2016)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015)
Residency: Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine (2004)
Internship: Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine (2001)
Medical School: Suez Canal University (2000)