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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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3301 New Mexico Ave NW
Ste 205
Washington, DC, 20016
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
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
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)
