About me
Glenn W. Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP is the Section Director of Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Medical Director of Infection Prevention at the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety. He maintains academic appointments at Georgetown University Hospital as a Professor of Clinical Medicine and at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Wortmann performed his undergraduate training at Princeton University on a ROTC scholarship, and then received a military deferment to attend medical school and complete an internship in Internal Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia. He was then called onto active-duty status and assigned to Katterbach, Germany where he served for 3 years as a general medical officer.
He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and then served as an internist at Ft Eustis, Virginia for one year. He then returned to Walter Reed to complete a 3-year fellowship in Infectious Diseases.
He remained at Walter Reed for the next 14 years, serving in a variety of positions, to include Section Director of Infectious Diseases and Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Infectious Diseases fellowship. His research interests during this period included leishmaniasis, Acinetobacter infections and infections related to war-trauma.
Dr. Wortmann retired from active-duty status in 2012 and transitioned to the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he served as the Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship from 2012-2017 and continues as the Section Director of Infectious Diseases.
In 2017, he assumed an additional role as the Director of Infection Prevention for the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety. Dr. Wortmann’s research interest now focuses on healthcare-associated infections. He remains committed to medical education and patient-care, and provides continuity care for patients infected with HIV, as well as Infectious Disease consultations in both the inpatient and outpatient areas.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infection After Transplant
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Penile Inflammation
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Relapsing Fevers
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Shingles
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Syphilis Infection
- Tuberculosis In Children
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- 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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1998)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center GME (1994)
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1989)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (1988)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025