Shervin Shafa, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
A board-certified gastroenterologist, Shervin Shafa, MD, serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Shafa completed a fellowships in Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital followed and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also trained in advanced therapeutics for malignant and benign lesions of the esophagus.
Dr. Shafa's research interests include endoscopic techniques and non-invasive methods for diagnosis and management of early esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus.
Dr. Shafa also performs cryoablative therapy for treatment of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancers.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- 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
- Bacterial Agents
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Candidiasis
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- 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
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Pancreas Cancer
- 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 Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Bladder Inspection
- Colonoscopy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Destruction Of Stomach
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Liver Imaging
- Lower Esophagus Excision
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Rectal Excision
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Transverse Colectomy
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Medical School Admin (2015)
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (2014)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2011)
Medical School: East Carolina University (2007)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Patient With Rare Esophageal Cancer Praises Care, Compassion and Cryoablation Treatment