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
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- 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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
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 (1998)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1998)