Eric Dolven Anderson, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care | MedStar Health
Eric Dolven Anderson

Eric Dolven Anderson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (972 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care, Interventional Pulmonology

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

Dr. Anderson is the director of Interventional Pulmonology. He also serves as an associate professor at Georgetown University. His special interests include thoracic oncology; robotic radiosurgery with CyberKnife to lung tumors; lung cancer screening; procedures for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of lung cancer including: endobronchial ultrasound, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, thoracic fiducial placement, APC laser, and endobronchial stent placement; medical thoracoscopy and PleurX catheter insertion; ALS and neuromuscular diseases.

Learn more about lung cancer screening and risk factors.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Interventional Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Lung Mass
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Sarcoid
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracoscopy

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
  • Asbestos Lung
  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chest Wall Tumors
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Collapsed Lung
  • Egfr Mutation
  • Egfr Translocation
  • Empyema
  • Foreign Body (AIRWAY)
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hepatic Hydrothorax
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Kras Mutation
  • Large Cell Cancer Of The Lung
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Mass
  • Lung Metastasis
  • Malignant Effusion
  • Mediastinum Cancer
  • Mesothelioma
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Sarcoid
  • Radiation Toxicity
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Ret Mutation
  • Ros1 Fusion
  • Sarcoma Of The Lung
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Squamous Cancer Of The Lung
  • Tracheal Mass
  • Tracheal Stenosis
  • Tracheomalacia
  • Ventilator Dependent
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
  • Airway Stenting
  • Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
  • Biopsy Of Lung
  • Bronchial Dilatation
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Cyberknife
  • Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial Brachytherapy
  • Endobronchial Tumor Ablation
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound
  • Endoscopic Biopsy Of Lung
  • Endoscopic Biopsy Of Trachea
  • Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
  • Interventional Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Genomics
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pleurx Catheter Insertion
  • Proton Beam Therapy
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Tracheal Dilatation
  • Tracheal Stent
  • Tracheoplasty
  • Tracheostomy Management
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Practice locations

Distance from Enter your Location

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830

Fax 877-286-1492

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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.

    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans

      Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

      Innovation Health: Open POS II

      Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

      Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

      Innovation Health: POS Plus

      Aetna Managed Choice (POS)

      Innovation Health: POS

      Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

      Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

      Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

      Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

      Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

      Aetna HMO

      Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

      Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

      Innovation Health: Indemnity

      Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Student Health Insurance

      Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

      Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

      Innovation Health: PPO

    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

      Cigna Preferred Medicare

      Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |

      Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)

      Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna POS/Network POS

      Cigna Indemnity

      Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus

      Cigna Network Open Access

      Cigna HMO Open Access

      Cigna PPO and PPO Plus

      Cigna EPO

      Cigna Choice Fund PPO

      Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)

      Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)

    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia

      United Student Resources

      United Select Plus (POS)

      United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

      United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

      United Golden Rule

      United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

      D-SNP)

      I-SNP

      United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

      United Erickson Advantage Plans

      United Choice Plus

      United Choice

      United Mamsi Life & Health

      United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

      United MD IPA (HMO)

      UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

      United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

      United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

      United Optimum Choice

      United Navigate

      United Core Essential (HMO)

      United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

      United AARP Medicare Complete

    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

      MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

      MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice

      Kaiser Signature

      Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member

      Kaiser Select-Added Choice

      Kaiser Select

      Kaiser Medicare Plus

      Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select

      Kaiser Flexible Choice

      Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO

      Virginia Premier

    • HumanaChoice PPO

      HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO

    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)

    • Beech Street PPO

    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus

      Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers

      Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers

    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

    • WellPoint Maryland

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)

    • Police and Fire Clinic

    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

    • Medicaid - Virginia

      Medicaid - Maryland

      Medicaid - District of Columbia

    • Tricare for Life East

      Tricare Reserve Select

      Tricare East Select

      Tricare East Prime

    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

      HealthyBlue PPO

      Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

      CareFirst NASCO

      CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

      CareFirst MedStar PPO

      CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

      CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

      CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

      CareFirst Administrators

      CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)

      Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice HMO

      Carefirst EPO

      Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia

      Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

      First Health PPO

      Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Other Certification: American Board of Critical Care Medicine, -

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1999)

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1996)

Medical School: Drexel University (1992)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Feb 7, 2025

    Dr. Anderson is professional, knowledgeable & always takes the time to explain the CT results. He was a great model for the medical student working with him.

  • Jan 30, 2025

    Dr. Anderson is a wonderful doctor. He explained the results of my test. He answered my questions and concerns so that I totally understood.

  • Jan 21, 2025

    Dr. Anderson is an excellent Physician.....Skilled, attentive to my concerns, explicit with explanations and kind.