About me
Shandiz Shahbazi, MD, is a highly skilled and double board-certified female gastroenterologist at MedStar Health. Dr. Shahbazi earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine internship and residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She elevated her training with a highly sought after fellowship in gastroenterology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Shahbazi is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.
Along with fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology, she has special interests in colon cancer screening, women's gastrointestinal health, gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, constipation, acid reflux, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and liver disease. Dr. Shahbazi was recognized and elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society for providing compassionate patient care and excellent clinical services – an honor received by less than five percent of medical school graduates.
Dr. Shahbazi’s approach to care centers on building authentic connections with patients and families through a shared decision-making model based on trust and collaboration. She combines that focus with serving as an advocate for colon cancer screenings and early detection as well as performing precise diagnostics and effective treatments. Such comprehensive services are conveniently available at her offices in Washington, D.C., and McLean, VA.
An award-winning and published physician, she is a lifelong learner who stays informed about advancements in the field through memberships in the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and American Gastroenterological Association.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Shahbazi enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking Persian cuisine, dancing, performing hot yoga, and traveling to explore the world’s cultures and cuisines.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Constipation
- H. Pylori Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Nausea
- Vomiting And Nausea
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Blood In Stool
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Melena
- Nausea
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Bowel Enteroscopy
- Upper Endoscopy
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800A
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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 Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center GME (2024)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Awards
- National Institutes of Health Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- American College of Gastroenterology Outstanding Presenter
- American College of Physicians Regional Presentation Award