Christian James Woods, MD| Infectious Diseases | MedStar Health
About me
Christian Woods, MD, is board certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonary medicine, and critical medicine. Dr. Woods see patients in both infectious diseases and pulmonary medicine outpatient clinics and cares for patients who are admitted on internal medicine wards, in the medical intensive care unit. He also provides infectious disease and pulmonary consultative services.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cellulitis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Malaria
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Osteomyelitis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- ACute Cerebellitis (AC)
- Anaplasmosis
- Antibiotic Resistant Infections
- Aspergillosis Infection
- Babesiosis Infection
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bartonellosis Diseases
- Brucellosis
- Cellulitis
- Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
- Chagas Disease
- Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cytomegaloviral Infection
- Cytomegaloviral Pneumonia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Empyema
- Encephalitis
- Enterococcus Infections
- Fever Of Unknown Origin
- Fungemia
- Genital Herpes, Male
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Helminthiasis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpes Zoster Encephalitis
- Herpetic Whitlow
- Histoplasmosis
- Hiv/Aids
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infection From A Cat (BITE-SCRATCH)
- Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
- Joint Infection
- Legionnaires Disease
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Leukocytosis
- Listeriosis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphangitis
- Malaria
- Maternal Infection
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Mucormycosis
- Multisystemic Disseminated Toxoplasmosis
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex
- Mycoplasma Infection
- Mycosis
- Needle Stick Exposure
- Neutropenia
- Novel Coronavirus
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Craniofacial Skeleton
- Osteomyelitis Of The Foot
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hand
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hip
- Osteomyelitis Of The Lower Extremity
- Osteomyelitis Of The Pelvis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Rib
- Osteomyelitis Of The Scapula
- Osteomyelitis Of The Shoulder
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Osteomyelitis Of The Sternum
- Osteomyelitis Of The Upper Extremity
- Parainfluenza Infection
- Parasitic Diseases
- Pneumocystis Carinii
- Pneumonia
- Post Infectious Arthritis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Q Fever
- Rickettsia Infection
- Salmonella Infection
- Schistosomiasis
- Septic Arthritis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Spirochetal Infection
- Sporotrichosis
- Spotted Fevers
- Staphylococcal Meningitis
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcal Meningitis
- Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Syphilis
- Tick Borne Infections
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis Encephalitis
- Transplant Related Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella
- Varicella Encephalitis
- Viral Encephalitis
- Viral Infections
- Viral Meningitis
- West Nile Virus
- Wound Infection
- Zoonosis
Procedures I perform
- Anal Pap Smear
- Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy
- Flu Shot Vaccination
- Hepatitis A Vaccination
- Hepatitis B Vaccination
- HIV Testing
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
- Measles Vaccination
- Meningitis Vaccination
- Meningococcal Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
- Novel Coronavirus Antibody Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Testing
- Pneumonia Vaccination
- Polio Vaccination
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Rabies Vaccination
- Shingles Vaccination
- Tetanus And Diphtheria Vaccine
- Tetanus Diphtheria And Pertussis Vaccine
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Tropical Medicine
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Typhoid Fever Vaccination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
- Zika Virus Testing
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- 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
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- 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
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Medical School: St Georges University (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.