About me
Leila Shobab, MD is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology/Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Shobab is an Assistant Professor (Clinician Research Track) in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University and a Clinical Investigator within the joint Endocrine Program at MedStar Georgetown University-MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Shobab completed her medical education at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her MD and completed her residency in Internal Medicine. She then went on to pursue a Clinical Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Toronto, followed by a Research Fellowship in Thyroid Cancer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Her clinical and research interest focus on thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases. As a Clinician Scientist, Dr. Shobab is dedicated to advancing both basic and translational research aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive aggressive thyroid cancers. A key focus of her work includes exploring the molecular basis of sex-dimorphism in thyroid cancer pathophysiology, progression and response to therapy. Additionally, she is investigating the role of immune responses in the development and progression of aggressive thyroid cancers.
Dr. Shobab is a Research Affiliate at the Cancer Host Interaction Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has also served as a Guest Researcher at the National Institutes of Health and has ongoing collaborations with colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Uniformed Services University Health Sciences Hospital (USUHS).
A member of several professional organizations, including the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and the Endocrine Society, Dr. Shobab has received multiple honors for her clinical and research contributions. Notably, she is the recipient of the 2024 Women Advancing Thyroid Research (WATR) Award from the American Thyroid Association sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert though the Rosalind Franklin Society.
She believes in providing compassionate, patient-centered care, grounded in trust, respect, and a non-judgmental approach, with a focus on the individual needs of each person.
Dr. Shobab values every one of her patients and cares very deeply for the health and wellbeing of each individual patient. She believes in providing compassionate, patient-centered care, grounded in trust, respect, and a non-judgmental approach, with a focus on the individual needs of each patient.
Clinical areas of focus
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disease Prevention And Education
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Education
- Weight Management Program
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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: University of Toronto (2016)
Residency: University Of British Columbia Faculty Of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: University of British Columbia (2011)