About me
As Chief of Gastroenterology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Shocket leads the division and its team of GI specialists who provide the latest and most advanced care available in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Dr. Shocket is one of the best gastroenterologists in the region and has been recognized consistently for his work for over two decades. He currently is listed as a Top Doctor in Washingtonian, Consumer Checkbook, US News and World Report, and Best Doctors in America.
His clinical expertise involves colon cancer screening and inflammatory bowel disease.
Committed to his specialty and community, Dr. Shocket is a Board member of the District of Columbia chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and the principal investigator of the Colon Cancer Prevention in the Neighborhood, a community-based colon cancer screening project in Ward 5.
In addition to spending time with his family, Dr. Shocket enjoys playing tennis. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, and Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.
Dr. Shocket is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Primary Care and Gastroenterology. He completed his residency and fellowship training at Boston University School of Medicine in the late 1980s. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1984.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Endometriosis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Candidiasis
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Depression
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Endometriosis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Phakomatoses
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Angiogram
- Barium Enema
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Computed Tomography
- Descending Colectomy
- Diagnostic Radiology
- EGD With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Ileostomy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Injection
- Liver Imaging
- Lower Esophagus Excision
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Neonatal Abdominal Paracentesis
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Rectal Excision
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Sonohysterography
- Stomach Drainage
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transverse Colectomy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urologic Imaging
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW Bldg 2 10th Fl Washington, DC, 20036
202-223-9040miles away
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
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Veterans Affairs Boston System (1989)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (1987)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (1985)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1984)