About me
Andrew Shorr, MD, MPH, MBA is Section Head of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. In addition, he is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Shorr earned a medical degree from the University of Virginia; completed an MPH in Health, Policy, and Ethics at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore; and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C, and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, also at Walter Reed. He finished his MBA at the Darden School at the University of VIrginia.
A prolific author, Dr. Shorr has published over 300 original investigations plus numerous peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, book chapters, editorials, case reports, and letters. In addition, he serves as a reviewer, editorial board member, and editorial advisory board member for several peer-reviewed journals, including Chest,Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Annals of Internal Medicine. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Critical Care.
His numerous awards include a Fulbright Award, the Alfred Soffer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians, and Outstanding Teacher from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He has won the ACP educator award as well. Dr. Shorr is a frequent invited lecturer and regularly presents his work at professional meetings. He international expert on topics ranging from ventilator-associated pneumonia to resistant antibiotic infections.
Dr. Shorr is certified in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Silicosis
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Silicosis
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- POS OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: National Capitol Consortium (2000)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: University of Virginia (1994)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Recent Journal Articles
"The Role for Optical Density in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Cohort Study." Chest. 2015
"Clostridium difficile recurrence is a strong predictor of 30-day re-hospitalization among patients in intensive care." Infect Control Hospital Epidemiology. 2015
"Analysis of the phase 3 ESTABLISH trials of tedizolid versus linezolid in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections." Antimicrob Agents Chemotherapy. 2015
Dr. Shorr's quick thinking helped save the life of the husband of Dr. Sandra Swain.