About me
A board-certified gastroenterologist, Shervin Shafa, MD, serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Shafa completed a fellowships in Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital followed and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also trained in advanced therapeutics for malignant and benign lesions of the esophagus.
Dr. Shafa's research interests include endoscopic techniques and non-invasive methods for diagnosis and management of early esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus.
Dr. Shafa also performs cryoablative therapy for treatment of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancers.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Distention
- Abnormal Bowel Movement
- Abnormal Stool
- Anal Fissure
- Bleeding Hemorrhoids
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal Distention
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Bowel Movement
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Blood Loss Anemia
- Allergic Esophagitis
- Allergic Gastroenteritis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Itching
- Anal Pain
- Anemia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Atrophic Gastritis Without Mention Of Hemorrhage
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
- Bleeding Hemorrhoids
- Blood In Stool
- Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridium Difficile
- Colitis
- Collagenous Colitis
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Esophagus
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Digestive Disorders
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Early Satiety
- Eosinophilic Colitis
- Eosinophilic Enteritis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Eosinophilic Gastritis
- Epigastric Pain
- Eructation
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Mass
- Esophageal Motility Disorders
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophageal Thickening
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophageal Varices
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Colon Cancer
- Family History Of Colon Polyps
- Flatulence
- Foreign Body (DIGESTIVE SYSTEM)
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Giardiasis
- Gluten Sensitivity
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal Hernia
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Lymphocytic Colitis
- Malignant Carcinoid Tumor Of Colon
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
- Melena
- Microscopic Colitis
- Nausea
- Odynophagia
- Peptic Ulcer
- Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
- Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Hemorrhage
- Rectal Pain
- Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Disorders
- Stomach Pain
- Swallowing Problem
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ulcerative Proctitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Bravo PH Test
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Screening
- Cryoablation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Large Colon Polyps
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) With Botox Injection
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) With Dilation
- Feeding Tube Management
- Feeding Tube Removal
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Screening
- Gastroscopy
- Gj Tube Evaluation
- High Resolution Manometry
- Peg (PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY)
- Peg Tube Evaluation
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus
- Sigmoidoscopy
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
CFBCBS EPO
CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
BlueChoice Open Access
CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
HealthyBlue PPO
CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
UHC Community Plan of MD
United Healthcare Choice
Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
M.D. IPA (HMO)
United Student Resources
United Healthcare Choice Plus
United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
Kaiser Permanente Select
Kaiser Virginia Premier
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
Kaiser Permanente Signature
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- AETNA
Aetna Better Health of Maryland
Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Aetna HMO
Open POS II
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Open EPO Plus
Opoen HMO Option
Open HMO
Innovation Health: POS
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Innovation Health: PPO
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- MEDICARE
Medicare Fee for Service
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
Choice Fund PPO
PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna EPO
POS OA & OA Plus
Network OA
CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
CIGNA Indemnity
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
CIGNA POS/Network POS
CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MEDSTAR SELECT
MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE
Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH (NOW COVENTRY)
FIRST HEALTH
- CAREFIRST
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship Program: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2015)
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014)
Internship/Residency: George Washington University Hospital (2011)
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (2007)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Patient With Rare Esophageal Cancer Praises Care, Compassion and Cryoablation Treatment