About me
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is an Associate Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections.
Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians (FACP)
- American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDA)
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
- Association of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Program Directors
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gonorrhea
- Granuloma Of The Brain
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Histoplasmosis
- Infection After Transplant
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Lymphangitis
- Penile Inflammation
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Hip
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Scarlet Fever
- Sepsis
- Shingles
- Sinus Infections
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine-Grenada (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Woods is one of seven physicians that helped save the life of Steven Jones, the husband of Dr. Sandra Swain.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.