Gedion Atnafu, MD| Internal Medicine Specialist, Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University (2005)
Residency: St Johns Episcopal Hospital South Shore (2003)
Medical School: SRAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program (1999)
Medical School: Gondar College of Medical Sciences (1989)