Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of expertise: HIV, Immunocompromised Hosts, General Infectious Diseases, LGBTQ Health, Gender and Racial Health Disparities, Medical Education
Harvard University, AB Biology cum laude 1991
Pennsylvania State University, MD 1997
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency 1997-2000
Tufts New England Medical Center, Infectious Disease Fellowship 2000-2004
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Faculty, Section of Infectious Diseases 2004 to present
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Georgetown University, 2006 to present
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine, 2006 to present
Ryan White Services at MWHC, Program Director, 2012-present
Chair, Hand Hygiene Committee, MWHC, 2018-Present
Member, Healthcare Equality Index Taskforce, MWHC, 2018-Present
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Malaria Treatment
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Sti Treatment
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Early Syphilis
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infections
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Klebsiella Infections
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Liver Abscess
- Melioidosis
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Osteomyelitis Of The Jaw
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Pneumonia
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pyelonephritis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Schistosomiasis
- Sepsis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tropical Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Ventriculitis
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Yellow Fever
- Yellow Fever Vaccine
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cystitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Gram Stain
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Malaria Treatment
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Sentara Health
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Tufts University School of Medicine-Boston (2004)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2000)
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1998)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State College of Medicine (1997)