George John Pyrgos, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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.
George John Pyrgos, MD, is medical director of the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Board certified, Dr. Pyrgos clinical interests include obstructive lung diseases, asthma and allergic disorders as well immunologic-based lung diseases such as sarcoidosis, interstitial and autoimmune-associated lung diseases.
Dr. Pyrgos is a member of several professional organizations including American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys sailing, music and hiking.
George Pyrgos, MD, named a "Top Doc" by Baltimore magazine for pulmonary 2017-2024.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchoscopy
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Fibrosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Sepsis
- Sleep Disorders
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Embolism
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
Education
Board Certification:
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2005)
Internship: Aria Health-Torresdale Campus (1999)
Medical School: University of Ioannina Medical School (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2017-2024