About me
John Shin, MD, is a MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute attending clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His practice locations include: MedStar Cardiology Associates at Annapolis, MedStar Cardiology Associates at Irving Street, and MedStar Cardiology Associates at Lafayette Centre. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Shin was an attending cardiologist/clinical cardiac electrophysiologist for 10 years with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, where he performed a high volume of procedures for complex cardiac arrhythmia issues. The procedures he performed include catheter-based ablation for ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atypical atrial arrhythmias, as well as lead extraction for complex lead management.
As a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist who is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Dr. Shin treats patients for all cardiac arrhythmia disorders (both common and complex), including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, bradyarrhythmia, and syncope. Dr. Shin performs implant procedures for patients who are candidates for devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. He also performs minimally invasive catheter-based ablation procedures.
Dr. Shin’s clinical interests include the management of complex arrhythmias and providing patient education – spending the appropriate amount of time with patients to help them understand their diagnosis and treatment options. He is passionate about providing patients who are candidates with device-based therapies to improve heart failure outcomes and ablation procedures to treat tachyarrhythmias that are symptom-limiting.
Dr. Shin received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He then joined the University of Chicago Medical Center for an internal medicine residency; a cardiology fellowship; and a two-year subspecialty cardiac electrophysiology fellowship, during which he served as Chief Fellow. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is guided by applying my experience to provide high-quality, empathetic, and comprehensive care while partnering with my patients to ensure they’re fully informed of their condition and treatment options.
“Being a doctor is more than helping patients treat a problem, it’s going back to the Latin root for doctor (docere) which means ‘to teach’. For me, doctoring is about partnering with my patients and educating them, so they have a comprehensive understanding of their condition and treatment options. When my patients walk out of an appointment, my goal is that they’ll walk out with a clear understanding of my professional opinion and treatment recommendations, and what it means in terms of their treatment goals.
“I feel honored when my patients say that they felt heard by me and that they feel comforted and cared for after their time with me. I am my patients’ number one advocate and always have their best interests at heart, even when difficult decisions are being made.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2013)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2012)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2009)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University (2006)