About me
Glenn W. Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP is the Section Director of Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Medical Director of Infection Prevention at the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety. He maintains academic appointments at Georgetown University Hospital as a Professor of Clinical Medicine and at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Wortmann performed his undergraduate training at Princeton University on a ROTC scholarship, and then received a military deferment to attend medical school and complete an internship in Internal Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia. He was then called onto active-duty status and assigned to Katterbach, Germany where he served for 3 years as a general medical officer.
He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and then served as an internist at Ft Eustis, Virginia for one year. He then returned to Walter Reed to complete a 3-year fellowship in Infectious Diseases.
He remained at Walter Reed for the next 14 years, serving in a variety of positions, to include Section Director of Infectious Diseases and Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Infectious Diseases fellowship. His research interests during this period included leishmaniasis, Acinetobacter infections and infections related to war-trauma.
Dr. Wortmann retired from active-duty status in 2012 and transitioned to the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he served as the Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship from 2012-2017 and continues as the Section Director of Infectious Diseases.
In 2017, he assumed an additional role as the Director of Infection Prevention for the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety. Dr. Wortmann’s research interest now focuses on healthcare-associated infections. He remains committed to medical education and patient-care, and provides continuity care for patients infected with HIV, as well as Infectious Disease consultations in both the inpatient and outpatient areas.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infection After Transplant
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lyme Disease
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Relapsing Fevers
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Shingles
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Syphilis Infection
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Malaria Treatment
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Plasma Reagin
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Vaccinations
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1998)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center GME (1994)
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1989)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (1988)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025