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 Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Angiodysplasia
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- 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 Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Diseases
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Tumor Ablation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Test
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Pressure Measurement
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transoral Esophagoscopy With Guide Wire
- Unlisted Gastroenterology Procedure
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urea Breath Test
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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Medical School Admin (2015)
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (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