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
- Gastroenterology Care
- 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
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Allergy Status To Drugs And Substances
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Agents
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Early Syphilis
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastroenteritis
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Klebsiella Infections
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Liver Abscess
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphadenitis
- Melioidosis
- Meningitis
- Mosquito
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Myocarditis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Jaw
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Parasitic Infection
- Penile Inflammation
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pyelonephritis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Ringworm
- Schistosomiasis
- Sepsis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tropical Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Ventriculitis
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Yellow Fever
- Yellow Fever Vaccine
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cystitis 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
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- 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 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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
Education
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)