About me
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is an Associate Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections.
Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians (FACP)
- American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDA)
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
- Association of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Program Directors
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Of The Leg
- Chlamydia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cryptococcosis Of The Brain
- Cryptococcosis Of The Lungs
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Infection Of The Nails
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Infections Of Skin
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gonorrhea
- Granuloma Of The Brain
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Histoplasmosis
- Infection After Transplant
- Infection Of The Heart Valve
- Infection Of The Implantable Cardioverter
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kidney Blockage
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Lymphangitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Nocardiosis Of The Lungs
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Penile Inflammation
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Hip
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Knee
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Scarlet Fever
- Sepsis
- Sepsis In Newborn
- Shingles
- Sinus Infections
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Spinal Cord Abscess
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Tuberculosis Of The Spine
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Administrators
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine-Grenada (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Woods is one of seven physicians that helped save the life of Steven Jones, the husband of Dr. Sandra Swain.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.