About Andrew Catanzaro
Andy Catanzaro, MD, is a board-certified physician specializing in treating infectious diseases. Dr. Catanzaro leads the Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Committees at Adventist HealthCare. He helps support patients and team members in treating infections such as influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 and works with a multi-disciplinary team to create policies and practices to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and respond to outbreaks.
Dr. Catanzaro joined Adventist HealthCare in 2013 and treats more complex infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, mycobacterium diseases, bone infections, diabetic foot infections and recurrent urinary tract infections. Before joining Adventist HealthCare, Dr. Catanzaro worked at Unity Health Care, where he helped treat patients with HIV and Hepatitis C.
Dr. Catanzaro works closely with his team on safety protocols to reduce infections, shorten hospital stays and prevent hospital readmission. As part of his work, he emphasizes the importance of hand hygiene, using protective equipment, isolation precautions and proper cleaning and storage of equipment. His philosophy of care includes creating trusting relationships with his patients and enjoys being a part of their health journey and seeing them achieve better health.
He sees patients at White Oak Medical Center and the Adventist Medical Group office in the Medical Pavilion at White Oak. He also supports patients at Shady Grove Medical Center, Fort Washington Medical Center and Howard University Hospital. The team delivers care regardless your preferred language, using in-person translation for Spanish and translation support for other languages.
