About me
Hosein Kafimosavi, DO, is an attending physician at the MedStar Health Infectious Diseases Department. He is also Program Director for the Ryan White Program-Part A and Community–Base Disease Intervention Services at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
As a board-certified infectious disease physician, Dr. Kafimosavi treats patients with acute and chronic diseases caused by infectious pathogens, including cellulitis, bacteremias, staph infections, bone and joint infections, hepatitis C, pneumonia, and Lyme disease. As a specialist in HIV, he sees patients for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure testing, as well as newly diagnosed HIV and treatment-experienced patients with difficult-to-treat HIV.
Dr. Kafimosavi views formulating a treatment plan as an art. He combines the patient’s clinical history with the results from diagnostic testing and evidence-based clinical guidelines to create the most effective treatment plan.
His clinical interests include general infectious disease, critical care infections, and antimicrobial stewardship. He is also involved in research that looks at women’s health within the HIV population, more specifically looking for ways to assist women with HIV to get better care and improve their overall health.
Dr. Kafimosavi received a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University School of Medicine, before earning a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then completed a three-year internal medicine residency with Arnot Ogden Medical Center before completing a two-year infectious disease and epidemiology specialty fellowship training program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Prior to joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Kafimosavi was an attending physician at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the International Antiviral Society – USA chapter.
Dr. Kafimosavi is fluent in Farsi. When not in the clinic, he enjoys traveling, sports, and writing new jokes.
Philosophy of care
“All patients deserve the time, respect, and education necessary for them to learn about their diagnosis. My first goal as a physician is to understand the science of my patients’ diagnoses and pass this information on in a clear and easy-to-understand way. Patients shouldn’t be lectured to, they should be students who learn about their diagnosis and feel comfortable and eager to ask questions.
“As a whole, I practice patient-centered care, fostering autonomy while being accessible for my patients’ questions and concerns, as well as guiding them. I feel proud when my patients say that I’m kind and that I was there in their time of need – and that they love my jokes!
“I’m honored to be a part of MedStar Health. My family has been cared for by specialists at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and have been a big part of supporting not only my family but my passion for medicine and infectious disease.”
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 Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Sepsis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infected Prosthetic Joint
- Infectious Diarrhea
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Lymphadenitis
- Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Parasitic Infection
- Penile Inflammation
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
Education
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center GME (2019)
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2014)