About me
Gayle Balba, MD, is a board-certified Infectious Disease specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. At MedStar Georgetown, she serves as director of the Hepatitis Clinic, Division of Infectious Diseases. Under her leadership, the clinic provides state-of-the-art clinical care for patients with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus; training of infectious diseases fellows; and research programs in infectious diseases. Dr. Balba is also the program training director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship. Her research interests are in medical education, and she is currently investigating the role of social media in faculty mentorship of medical students.
Dr. Balba has participated as an investigator on several hepatitis studies. She is the principal investigator at the Georgetown site for the National Institutes of Health-funded AIDS clinical trials group, studying the use of Boceprevir in the treatment of patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C. The DC Developmental Center for AIDS Research has awarded her a grant to conduct FibroScan® research. Additionally, she is a subinvestigator on more than 15 clinical studies of HIV.
Dr. Balba has several publications in the field of HIV, including an article on ocular syphilis in HIV-infected patients and an article reporting the first case of etravirine-induced hypersensitivity reaction and fulminant hepatitis. She was recently invited to write a review on BK virus in renal transplant recipients, which was published in Infectious Disease Clinics of North America.
Dr. Balba is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Greater Washington Infectious Diseases Society. She also is an active member of the Infection Prevention Program and Antibiotic Utilization Committees at MedStar Georgetown.
Her medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at MedStar Georgetown.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cryptococcosis Of The Lungs
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Early Syphilis
- Fever Of Unknown Origin
- Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Lymphadenitis
- Lymphangitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Osteomyelitis Of The Leg
- Penile Inflammation
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Recurrent Infections
- Relapsing Fevers
- Sepsis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Vaccinations
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1998)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1998)