About me
Stefan Schieke, MD, is a board-certified attending dermatologist affiliated with MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and is Associate Professor of Dermatology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Schieke served as Assistant Professor of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an attending physician at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, some of which are consistently ranked as the top hospitals in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report.
As a general dermatologist, Dr. Schieke sees patients for general dermatology complaints, including psoriasis, eczema, acne, skin cancer, and more. In addition to treating general dermatological conditions, Dr. Schieke specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous lymphoma, including cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and pseudolymphoma (cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia).
For the treatment of cutaneous lymphoma, he focuses strongly on a multidisciplinary approach, and together with his colleagues uses everything from skin-directed treatments, such as phototherapy, topical steroids, and nitrogen mustard; to photopheresis; radiation therapy; and various anti-cancer drugs, such as bexarotene, interferon, and more.
His clinical interests include cutaneous lymphoma, non-melanoma skin cancer (basal and squamous), and excisions such as the surgical removal of non-melanoma skin cancers. His research focuses on understanding the metabolic needs of lymphocytic cancers, i.e. lymphoma and some types of leukemia, during their various disease phases – beginning, progression, and treatment resistance – and how physicians can target the disease in each specific phase to improve treatment outcomes.
Dr. Schieke is encouraged by advances that have been made in the field of dermatology, more specifically relating to the biology of dermatological diseases, in the past few decades. Today, thanks to the tireless efforts of researchers and physicians, dermatologists are able to prescribe medications that target very selective disease processes. Dr. Schieke looks to clinical trials to provide new and advanced treatment options to qualifying patients, providing advancing tailored treatments and high-end care for patients.
Dr. Schieke received his medical degree and completed a two-year dermatological residency from Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany. He then joined the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at NIH for a five-year specialty post-doctoral fellowship before completing a three-year dermatology residency at Boston University Dermatology Residency Program, where he served as Chief Resident.
He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium, the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, and the American Association for Cancer Research.
Committed to the advancement of the field of dermatology, Dr. Schieke has authored numerous research articles, peer-reviewed abstracts, and book chapters. In 2015, Dr. Schieke was accepted into the American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) Dermatology Leadership Program (ADLP). In 2018, he received the Young Investigator Award from the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Schieke is passionate about his research, spending time with his family, exercising, and being out in nature.
Philosophy of care
“As a caring and knowledgeable provider, my goal is to help my patients understand their condition and, in turn, understand the rationale for presenting certain diagnostic and therapeutic options so we can make the best decision for them, together.
“I present options that are most beneficial to my patients’ specific diagnosis by using state-of-the-ar
Clinical areas of focus
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acne
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Alopecia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Boils
- Capillary Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Corns And Calluses
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dandruff
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Facial Birthmarks
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Folliculitis
- Granuloma Annulare
- Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
- Hemangioma
- History Of Skin Cancer
- Hives
- Hyperhidrosis (EXCESSIVE SWEATING)
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Keloid Scarring
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Male Pattern Baldness
- Melanoma
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Pilar Cysts
- Plantar Warts
- Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Purpura
- Radiation Dermatitis
- Ringworm
- Rosacea
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Shingles
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Disorders Due To Radiation
- Skin Thickening
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Skin
- Sun Damage
- Superficial Mycoses
- Urticaria
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Blu Light Therapy
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Eczema Treatment
- Feldenkrais
- Fungal Nail Treatment
- Nail Biopsy
- Rosacea Treatment
- Scalp Biopsy
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Exam
- Skin Tag Removal
- Skincare Consultation
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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 MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
Residency: Boston Medical Center (2012)
Internship: Lankenau Hospital (2009)
Residency: Heinrich-Heine University (Germany) (2003)
Medical School: Heinrich-Heine Universitaet Dusseldorf (2001)