About me
Jeffrey Shupp, MD, FACS, is the director of the Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an active member of the Regional Department of Surgery. Dr. Shupp is also the lead investigator at the Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory and the Director of Burn Research at MedStar Health Research Institute. He is a Professor of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Georgetown University. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University.
Dr. Shupp specializes in treating burns, trauma to the skin, including electrical and chemical injuries, complex wounds, and other skin disorders that result in skin loss, such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Dr. Shupp received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He then joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to complete a residency in general surgery and subspecialty training.
From his first encounters, the mechanisms of burn injuries, as well as the care for burn patients, became a huge interest of his. He immediately tailored his background in molecular biology research to focus on many aspects of clinical and translational burn and wound healing research. His clinical and research interests include innovative technologies for grafting and skin coverage as well as finding new strategies to improve the outcomes and care of individual patients.
Dr. Shupp's goal is for anyone with a burn injury to have access to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for care. The Hospital Center invests in the infrastructure that makes a burn center successful. The Burn Center exemplifies the team approach to care with dedicated rehabilitation therapists, nutrition specialists, pharmacy experts, and specialized nursing staff.
Philosophy of Care
"Injury to the skin has the potential to create a devastating insult to the body. My team consists of healthcare professionals that manage all aspects of cutaneous injury including critical care, resuscitation, infectious complications, pulmonary management for a patient with smoke inhalation, rehabilitation, follow-up and revision surgery. We also assist in all aspects of community reintegration and aftercare.
I see each patient of mine as a member of my own family. My priority is building a strong relationship with my patients and maintaining this relationship so that they feel comfortable reaching out to me if they have any issues in the future and will seek care without hesitation. Complications from a wound of any level of severity should be avoided at all costs. For this reason, I am available around the clock to consult with referring physicians."
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Back Skin Transfer
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterectomy
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Jejunum Transplant
- Leg Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Patching Therapy
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Thread Vein Removal
- Toe Amputation
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2006)