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