Shadi Pezeshki, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic disease diagnosis and management
- Preventive medicine
- Wellness exams
- Women’s health, including PAP smears
Education
- Residency: University of Maryland Capital Region Health
- Medical School: Ambedkar Medical College, India
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
Philosophy of care
“I believe in the importance of mutual respect and trust between patients and their clinicians. I also believe that patients need to have a thorough understanding of their health and all the available treatment options before making an informed decision. I treat and care for all my patients as I would treat my loved ones!”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Prince George's Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College (1996)