About me
Leila Shobab, MD is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology/Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Shobab is an Assistant Professor (Clinician Research Track) in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University and a Clinical Investigator within the joint Endocrine Program at MedStar Georgetown University-MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Shobab completed her medical education at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her MD and completed her residency in Internal Medicine. She then went on to pursue a Clinical Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Toronto, followed by a Research Fellowship in Thyroid Cancer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Her clinical and research interest focus on thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases. As a Clinician Scientist, Dr. Shobab is dedicated to advancing both basic and translational research aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive aggressive thyroid cancers. A key focus of her work includes exploring the molecular basis of sex-dimorphism in thyroid cancer pathophysiology, progression and response to therapy. Additionally, she is investigating the role of immune responses in the development and progression of aggressive thyroid cancers.
Dr. Shobab is a Research Affiliate at the Cancer Host Interaction Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has also served as a Guest Researcher at the National Institutes of Health and has ongoing collaborations with colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Uniformed Services University Health Sciences Hospital (USUHS).
A member of several professional organizations, including the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and the Endocrine Society, Dr. Shobab has received multiple honors for her clinical and research contributions. Notably, she is the recipient of the 2024 Women Advancing Thyroid Research (WATR) Award from the American Thyroid Association sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert though the Rosalind Franklin Society.
She believes in providing compassionate, patient-centered care, grounded in trust, respect, and a non-judgmental approach, with a focus on the individual needs of each person.
Dr. Shobab values every one of her patients and cares very deeply for the health and wellbeing of each individual patient. She believes in providing compassionate, patient-centered care, grounded in trust, respect, and a non-judgmental approach, with a focus on the individual needs of each patient.
Clinical areas of focus
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disease Prevention And Education
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Education
- Weight Management Program
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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Toronto (2016)
Residency: University Of British Columbia Faculty Of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: University of British Columbia (2011)