Mark Robert Abbruzzese, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Abbruzzese earned his medical degree from American University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Washington DC VA Medical Center. Dr. Abbruzzese completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Abbruzzese is double board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Gastroenterology Care
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Rast Test
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Carrier Of Mrsa
- Carrier Of TB
- Cellulitis
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Enterovirus Infection
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza In Immunocompromised Patients
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphangitis
- Penile Inflammation
- Protozoal Diseases
- Relapsing Fevers
- Rotavirus Infection
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Spinal Granuloma
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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 Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1986)
Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1984)
Internship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1982)
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean (1981)
Hospital affiliations
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