Shyrl I. Sistrunk, MD| Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Shyrl Iovia Sistrunk graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1991 and completed her residency and internship at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Sistrunk specializes in internal medicine with MedStar Primary Care.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care involves building a longstanding relationship with my patients. I like to implement a shared decision-making model upon which patient education is the cornerstone. I strive to provide comprehensive care while helping individuals navigate the complex healthcare system.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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915 Half St SE
Washington, DC, 20003
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Navigate
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2003)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1994)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1992)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (1991)