Dr. Shorr currently serves as the Division Head, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Respiratory Services, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, & as a Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington DC. In addition, he is the medical director for both the Medical Intensive Care Unit and for Respiratory Therapy.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Public Policy at Princeton University. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Virginia. He also holds an MPH from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the University of Virginia. He completed his training in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Dr. Shorr is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physician. His research focuses on issues related to severe pneumonia, health economics, and epidemiology. In addition to being a Fulbright Specialist, he has won multiple awards for his bedside teaching and his research.