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