About me
Shawn Tejiram, MD is an attending surgeon at The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery.
Dr. Tejiram specializes in burn injury, thermal injury to the skin, cold injury to the skin, electrical and chemical injuries, trauma to the skin, complex wounds, and major skin disorders with resultant skin loss such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis that requires significant wound care and ICU level care.
Dr. Tejiram received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida in 2008. He returned to complete his medical degree at the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in 2012. From there, he completed his General Surgery residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2018. During his residency, he participated in a research fellowship at the Firefighter’s Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory at The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he developed his interest in burn injury and burn related care. From there, he went to northern California to pursue a Burn Surgery Fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California. He then followed this up with additional training in a second fellowship in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the University of California Davis Medical Center.
It was during his time as a research fellow at The Burn Center that Dr. Tejiram developed an interest in burn related care. He had the opportunity to study blood clot formation in burned patients and observed changes in scar healing following pressure therapy. His other research projects included examining the safety profile of transfusion strategies in pediatric burn patients and used machine learning as a new technique to examine utilization during massive transfusion activations in trauma. Experiences like these have culminated in an extensive list of published academic work, including multiple manuscripts, book chapters, and academic presentations both domestically and internationally. He has been published in many reputable journals such as the Journal of Burn Care and Research, Journal of Surgical Research, and Surgical Infections. He is an active member of the American Burn Association.
Dr. Tejiram hopes that these experiences will help contribute to furthering advancements and new developments in burn care for burn injured patients.
Philosophy of Care
“During my training taking care of burn injured patients, I appreciated the multidisciplinary approach necessary to ensure good outcomes and healing following burn injury. I realized the acute surgical management, critical care, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of burn injured patients must all work in tandem during all parts of a patient’s care.
I remain dedicated to my patients to ensure that they receive the care that they need. I cannot do it alone - I am grateful to the multidisciplinary team that assists me with caring for every burn injured patient that comes through our program. We believe in a wholistic approach to care and recovery after these devastating injuries.”
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Basic
- OA Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of California Davis Health (2020)
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)