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
- Brucellosis
- Chagas' Disease
- Consultative Diagnosis
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Filariasis
- Giardiasis
- Helminthiases
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- 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
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Anthrax
- Antibiotic
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Chagas' Disease
- Chickenpox
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Enterovirus Infection
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastroenteritis
- 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
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Leprosy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphadenitis
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Mycoplasma Pneumonia
- Myocarditis
- Pandemic Flu
- Parasitic Infection
- Penile Inflammation
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Protozoal Diseases
- Psittacosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rabies
- Relapsing Fevers
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rickettsial Infections
- Ringworm
- Rotavirus Infection
- Schistosomiasis
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sepsis
- Shigellosis
- Shingles
- Smallpox
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Syphilis
- Tetanus
- Trichotillomania
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Typhus
- Urethritis
- Vaginitis
- Varicella
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacterial Infection Treatment
- Bacteriology Testing
- Consultative Diagnosis
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Forecasting
- Disease Prevention
- Disease Screening
- Dopamine Therapy
- Fungal Infection Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Bacterial Infection Diagnosis
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immune Cell Monitoring
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Industrial Toxin Exposure Treatment
- Infectious Disease Prevention
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Isolation Precautions
- Malaria Smear
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Nasal Culture
- Pandemic Response
- Parasitic Infection Treatment
- Pre-Travel Medical Consultation
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- 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
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Vaccine Development
- Vaccine Recommendations
- Vector-Borne Disease Treatment
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Viral Load Monitoring
- Western Blotting
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
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Residency: University of Toronto (2014)
Residency: University of Toronto (2012)
Medical School: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine (2009)