Seble Getachew Kassaye, MD| Infectious Disease, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Seble Getachew Kassaye

Seble Getachew Kassaye, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (123 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Amharic

(877) 656-8072

Clinical areas of focus

  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Cellulitis
  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • 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
  • Vaccinations
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abscess Of The Brain
  • Abscess Of The Mediastinum
  • Acute Endocarditis
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Anogenital Warts
  • Aspergillosis
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Carrier Of Infectious Disease
  • Cellulitis
  • Chlamydia
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Early Syphilis
  • Encephalitis
  • Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Fungal Infections
  • Fungal Otitis Externa
  • Giardiasis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Diseases Of Skin
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Influenza
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Meningitis
  • Mrsa Bacteremia
  • Myocarditis
  • Pneumonia
  • Protozoal Diseases
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Yellow Fever
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Procedures I perform

  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Nasal Culture
  • Osteomyelitis Treatment
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Sti Treatment
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-7296

Fax 202-444-0086

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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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Fellowship: ValleyCare-Stanford Health Care (2004)

Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2002)

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1998)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Feb 20, 2026

    She was very concerned and important about me.Completing everything with my health

  • Oct 6, 2025

    Dr. Kassaye was attentive, informative, kind and caring. She had seen me during my hospital stay, and was a reassuring presence.

  • Jul 30, 2025

    So much going on.I thank God for the care