Gedion Atnafu, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
Gedion Atnafu, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Infectious Disease
Languages: English, Amharic
410-657-1945
About me
Dr. Atnafu attended medical school at the Gondar College of Medical Sciences in Ethiopia prior to finishing his medicine residency at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, a teaching affiliate of SUNY. He completed his fellowship in infectious disease at SUNY Upstate University Hospital. Dr. Atnafu is board certified in infectious disease and internal medicine. As an infectious disease specialist, he treats patients with a variety of conditions, such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C, bone and joint infections, and varied skin infections.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Atnafu believes that not only is expertise vital in providing patients with the best outcomes, but also having a doctor who listens to their concerns, answers their questions, and provides care that is compassionate and respectful. “I care for the patients I see—whether in an inpatient setting or in the outpatient clinic—with empathy and kindness.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Gastroenterology Care
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Rast Test
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Anogenital Warts
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Fungal Infections
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infected Prosthetic Joint
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Lymphangitis
- Meningitis
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Pertussis
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sepsis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rapid Plasma Reagin
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University (2005)
Residency: St Johns Episcopal Hospital South Shore (2003)
Medical School: Gondar College of Medical Sciences (1989)