Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of expertise: HIV, Immunocompromised Hosts, General Infectious Diseases, LGBTQ Health, Gender and Racial Health Disparities, Medical Education
Harvard University, AB Biology cum laude 1991
Pennsylvania State University, MD 1997
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency 1997-2000
Tufts New England Medical Center, Infectious Disease Fellowship 2000-2004
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Faculty, Section of Infectious Diseases 2004 to present
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Georgetown University, 2006 to present
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine, 2006 to present
Ryan White Services at MWHC, Program Director, 2012-present
Chair, Hand Hygiene Committee, MWHC, 2018-Present
Member, Healthcare Equality Index Taskforce, MWHC, 2018-Present
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Influenza
- Malaria Treatment
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Sti Treatment
- Surgical Site Infection
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aspergillosis
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Early Syphilis
- Filariasis
- Fungal Infections
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Klebsiella Infections
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Liver Abscess
- Melioidosis
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Osteomyelitis Of The Jaw
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Pneumonia
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pyelonephritis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Schistosomiasis
- Sepsis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tropical Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Ventriculitis
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Yellow Fever
- Yellow Fever Vaccine
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Cystitis Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
- Gram Stain
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Malaria Treatment
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- 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
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: Tufts University School of Medicine-Boston (2004)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2000)
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1998)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State College of Medicine (1997)