Amanda B. Spence, MD| Infectious Diseases | MedStar Health
Amanda B. Spence

Amanda B. Spence, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (62 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Diseases

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Cellulitis
  • Clostridium Difficile
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Malaria
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
  • Staphylococcus Infections
  • Travel Medicine
  • Travel Vaccination
  • Yellow Fever Vaccination
Show More

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Aspergillosis Infection
  • Babesiosis Infection
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Bartonellosis Diseases
  • Cellulitis
  • Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
  • Chagas Disease
  • Chronic Osteomyelitis
  • Clostridium Difficile
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Encephalitis
  • Fever Of Unknown Origin
  • Fungemia
  • Genital Herpes, Male
  • Giardiasis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Helminthiasis
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herpes
  • Herpes Zoster
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Joint Infection
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Leprosy
  • Leptospirosis
  • Listeriosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malaria
  • Meningitis
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Mucormycosis
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Mycosis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Pneumocystis Carinii
  • Pneumonia
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection
  • Q Fever
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
  • Spirochetal Infection
  • Sporotrichosis
  • Spotted Fevers
  • Staphylococcus Infections
  • Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Syphilis
  • Tick Borne Infections
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Transplant Related Infection
  • Traveler's Diarrhea
  • Tuberculosis
  • Varicella
  • Viral Encephalitis
  • Viral Meningitis
  • West Nile Virus
Show All Show Less

Procedures I perform

  • Anal Pap Smear
  • Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy
  • Flu Shot Vaccination
  • Hepatitis A Vaccination
  • Hepatitis B Vaccination
  • Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination
  • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
  • Measles Vaccination
  • Meningitis Vaccination
  • Meningococcal Vaccine
  • MMR Vaccine
  • Pneumonia Vaccination
  • Polio Vaccination
  • Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Rabies Vaccination
  • Shingles Vaccination
  • Travel Medicine
  • Travel Vaccination
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Tuberculosis (TB) Test
  • Typhoid Fever Vaccination
  • Yellow Fever Vaccination
  • Zika Virus Testing
Show All button Press enter to expand Show Less

Practice locations

Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

Get Directions

miles away

Fax 877-665-8072

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
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • Cigna EPO
    • Tricare East Select
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Aetna HMO
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • United Choice Plus
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Navigate
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Tricare for Life East
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Virginia Premier
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • Carefirst EPO
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Kaiser Select
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • United Choice
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Student Resources
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • I-SNP
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • D-SNP)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • United Golden Rule
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2017)

Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine (2013)

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Office of Medical Student Affairs/Abell Admin Bldg (2010)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Care provider’s efforts to include you in decisions about your care

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

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 15, 2023

    *Dr. Spence was/is an excellent care provider!!

  • Dec 4, 2022

    The MD was great & I felt heard.

  • Nov 13, 2022

    The doctor made sure I understood everything.