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