Eric Dolven Anderson, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Eric Dolven Anderson

Eric Dolven Anderson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (1186 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Dr. Anderson is the director of Interventional Pulmonology. He also serves as an associate professor at Georgetown University. His special interests include thoracic oncology; robotic radiosurgery with CyberKnife to lung tumors; lung cancer screening; procedures for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of lung cancer including: endobronchial ultrasound, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, thoracic fiducial placement, APC laser, and endobronchial stent placement; medical thoracoscopy and PleurX catheter insertion; ALS and neuromuscular diseases.

Learn more about lung cancer screening and risk factors.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830
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Fax 877-286-1492

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.

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Dis

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1999)

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1996)

Medical School: Drexel University (1992)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • May 4, 2026

    Very surprised how good the service was

  • Apr 23, 2026

    Great

  • Apr 21, 2026

    Very knowledgeable