About me
Dr. Sean Whelton earned his bachelor of arts in English Literature at Duke University. He earned his medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine. He then completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He completed his rheumatology fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He has served as the medical student Internal Medicine clerkship director since 2004, and is currently an associate program director in the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
His clinical focus has been inflammatory autoimmune conditions. He treats patients with a variety of issues including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, sarcoidosis, IgG4 related disease, and vasculitis.
When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and four children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogrens
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Aortic Arteritis
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of Multiple Joints
- Arthropathy
- Behcet Syndrome
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
- Cranial Arteritis
- Crest
- Crystalline Arthritis
- Cutaneous Vasculitis
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
- Enthesitis
- Erythema Nodosum
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Gonococcal Arthritis
- Gout
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Iga Vasculitis
- Igg 4 Related Diseases
- Inflammatory Polyarthropathy
- Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis
- Joint Disorder Of Multiple Joints
- Joint Effusion
- Joint Swelling
- Lupus Nephritis
- Macrophage Activation Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Monoarticular Arthritis
- Myositis
- Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarthralgia
- Polyarthropathy
- Polychondritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polymyositis
- Positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Post Infectious Arthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Reactive Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogrens
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Still's Disease
- Synovitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Scleroderma
- Tenosynovitis
- Tophus
- Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
Procedures I perform
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Blood Test
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injection
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
Practice locations
Distance from Enter your Location
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington,
DC,
20007
Fax 877-625-1471
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
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser Select
Virginia Premier
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AETNA
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna HMO
Innovation Health: POS
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Select Plus (POS)
United Golden Rule
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United Student Resources
I-SNP
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Choice Plus
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United AARP Medicare Complete
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United Choice
D-SNP)
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
United Navigate
United Core Essential (HMO)
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Optimum Choice
- CAREFIRST
HealthyBlue PPO
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
CareFirst NASCO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
Carefirst EPO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
CareFirst MedStar PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Cigna EPO
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CHOICE CARE NETWORK/HUMANA
Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- ANTHEM BCBS OF VA
Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Maryland
Medicaid - District of Columbia
Medicaid - Virginia
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare East Prime
Tricare for Life East
Tricare East Select
Tricare Reserve Select
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
HumanaChoice PPO
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- KAISER PERMANENTE
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (2002)
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (2000)
Medical School: Tulane University (1997)