Maryann Elizabeth Amirshahi, MD| Addiction Medicine, Medical Toxicology | MedStar Health
Maryann Elizabeth Amirshahi

Maryann Elizabeth Amirshahi, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Addiction Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacology

Languages: English

About me

Dr. Maryann Amirshahi completed her Bachelors in Pharmacy and PharmD degrees at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, followed by medical school at Temple University. She completed her emergency medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, medical toxicology fellowship at the George Washington University/National Capital Poison Center, and clinical pharmacology fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center. She also received an MPH from the George Washington University focusing on environmental and occupational health. She completed her PhD at Erasmus University, with a focus on pharmacology and public health. She is board certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, addiction medicine, and clinical pharmacology. She is also a registered pharmacist with over a decade of practice experience and is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. She is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. 

Dr. Amirshahi practices clinically at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where she not only treats poisoned patients on a daily basis, but also plays a major role in bringing addiction care to the emergency department setting. She also is active at the health system level with roles in medication safety, opioid stewardship, and resident education. Nationally she has served on the Board of Directors for the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology. Maryann is a medical toxicologist at the National Capital Poison Center. 

Dr. Amirshahi is a proliferative researcher with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Her research interests include medication safety, medical toxicology, drug shortages, addiction treatment in the emergency department, and prescription drug abuse.

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5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-8000
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201 East University Parkway
Baltimore, MD, 21218

410-554-2000
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25500 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD, 20650

301-475-8981
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3001 South Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD, 21225

410-350-3200
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7503 Surratts Road
Clinton, MD, 20735

301-868-8000
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110 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7000
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-2000
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18101 Prince Philip Drive
Olney, MD, 20832

301-774-8882
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9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-7000
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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

Fellowship: Childrens National Hospital (2014)

Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2012)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2010)

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2006)