Mark Robert Abbruzzese, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Abbruzzese earned his medical degree from American University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Washington DC VA Medical Center. Dr. Abbruzzese completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Abbruzzese is double board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
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
- Allergy Status To Drugs And Substances
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Carrier Of Mrsa
- Carrier Of TB
- Cellulitis
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Enterovirus Infection
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza In Immunocompromised Patients
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphangitis
- Penile Inflammation
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Protozoal Diseases
- Relapsing Fevers
- Rotavirus Infection
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Spinal Granuloma
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- 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
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- 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
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1986)
Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1984)
Internship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1982)
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean (1981)
Medical School: Wilkes College (1977)
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