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
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Carrier Of Mrsa
- Carrier Of TB
- Cellulitis
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- 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
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphangitis
- Penile Inflammation
- Protozoal Diseases
- Relapsing Fevers
- Rotavirus Infection
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- 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
- 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
- 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
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
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)
Hospital affiliations
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