About me
Dr. Adrienne Showler is the Section Chief of Tropical Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ill returned travelers with conditions such as malaria, dengue, zika, chikungunya, typhoid fever, travellers diarrhea, and a wide variety of parasitic infections. She dedicates herself to caring for patients with neglected tropical diseases including American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease), leishmaniasis, echinococcus, filariasis (loa loa, onchocerciasis), leprosy, and strongyloides. Dr. Showler also oversees the travel medicine program, which focuses on travellers with unique health concerns (eg. pregnancy, compromised immune systems, HIV) and who have complex travel itineraries.
Dr. Showler completed her infectious disease fellowship at the University of Toronto in Canada, and a Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the Gorgas Course in Lima, Peru. She holds a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, did her thesis at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Showler loves to teach clinical tropical medicine and parasitology, and is very involved in education and academic research. She is a member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and International Society of Travel Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chagas' Disease
- Consultative Diagnosis
- Filariasis
- Giardiasis
- Helminthiases
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Malaria Treatment
- Parasitic Infection
- Parasitic Infection Treatment
- Schistosomiasis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Strongyloidiasis
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Anthrax
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Chagas' Disease
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Enterovirus Infection
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Giardiasis
- Helminthiases
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Kawasaki Disease
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Leprosy
- Lymphadenitis
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Mycoplasma Pneumonia
- Myocarditis
- Pandemic Flu
- Parasitic Infection
- Penile Inflammation
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Protozoal Diseases
- Psittacosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rabies
- Relapsing Fevers
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rickettsial Infections
- Ringworm
- Rotavirus Infection
- Schistosomiasis
- Sepsis
- Shigellosis
- Shingles
- Smallpox
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Syphilis
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Typhus
- Urethritis
- Varicella
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacterial Infection Treatment
- Consultative Diagnosis
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Prevention
- Fungal Infection Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Bacterial Infection Diagnosis
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Infectious Disease Prevention
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Nasal Culture
- Pandemic Response
- Parasitic Infection Treatment
- Pre-Travel Medical Consultation
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sepsis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Travel Health
- Travel Health Consultation
- Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Vaccinations
- Vaccine Recommendations
- Vector-Borne Disease Treatment
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Viral Load Monitoring
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
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
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Toronto (2014)
Residency: University of Toronto (2012)
Medical School: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine (2009)