Looking for physician specializing in travel medicine (have insurance)

Anonymous
Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a primary care provider who specializes in travel medicine and also takes health insurance. Most of the travel clinics are pay out-of pocket. Thanks in advance!

Melissa
Anonymous
Dr. Elliot Aleskow on K Street in NW is a primary care physician who also does travel medecine.
Anonymous
Dr. Sauri in Gaithersburg.
Anonymous
Can you tell me what is "travel medicine"? Is this someone you would go to to see what kinds of shots/etc. you would need for an upcoming trip? Someone you would see upon returning from a trip (having picked up something nasty?)

I actually went to the Fairfax County health clinic to get shots for an overseas trip a few years ago. I thought they were very competent in this area. I think frequently the county health clinics may actually be more experienced with this stuff than a "regular" doctors office, as I think they get a lot of customers from all over the world.
Anonymous
Shady Grove has a travel medicine clinic. Try searching www.istm.org - Int'l Society of Travel Medicine. The insurance issue may not be so much that they don't accept insurance; it is that your insurance won't cover the vaccinations and treatment. I was able to get my anti-malaria prescriptions covered through my insurance. I submitted claims myself to BC/BS for our typhoid shots but they were denied. My kids got Hep A and it was covered only because it is something that is part of the regular vax schedule anyways. Good luck.
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