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Welcome to the website of The Washington Travel Clinic, the private practice of Ziad Akl, MD, FACP. Dr. Akl is a physician specialized in Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine.

Our website allows you to make, cancel and reschedule appointments online. We have two offices located at Farragut Square and in Chevy Chase, and we offer the option of going to your site to provide any of our services.

At The Washington Travel Clinic, we offer a variety of services:

  • Advice, preventive care and immunizations to traveling individuals according to CDC recommendations
  • Vaccinations for school, work and immigration purposes
  • Prescriptions for the prevention of Malaria, Altitude Illness, Motion Sickness and Traveler's Diarrhea
  • Pre and post-travel physical exams and health certificates
  • Consultation and care for patients with suspected infectious diseases or fever
  • Consultation for patients with mysterious illnesses
  • Flu clinics
  • Employee Physicals
  • Blood testing

We also administer immune globulins and the following vaccines, which we record on an International Certificate of Vaccination:

What makes our services exceptional

At the Washington Travel Clinic, we do our best to accommodate your schedule. Our clients find that our online appointment scheduling service is extremely convenient; it allows for secure registration and for making, rescheduling and canceling appointments with a few clicks, 24/7. Appointment confirmations and reminders are automatically sent to you via e-mail.

Both of our offices are conveniently located and accessible by metro.

At the Washington Travel Clinic you are seen by a physician specializing in Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine. Dr. Akl answers the phone personally and will discuss your concerns, if any, prior to your visit. During your visit, Dr. Akl will review your medical history and itinerary - this allows him to determine which vaccines you should receive and what other preventive measures you should take.

Dr. Akl personally administers the necessary vaccines during the same visit. His use of very thin needles makes your experience almost painless. Administered vaccines are recorded on an International Certificate of Vaccination.

Information on travel precautions is discussed and sent to you via e-mail at the time of your visit. Prescriptions are provided as needed and for your convenience can be sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choice -- this way your medicines will be ready for you to pick-up when you get to the pharmacy. Blood tests, when needed, are drawn in the DC office or in the same building at the Chevy Chase location.

Follow-up appointments and payments are conveniently made in the same exam room, which is why our clients call us a one-stop shop. Testimonials describe the experience as “painless,” “easy,” “efficient,” “fast” and “convenient.” Upon request, your physician is sent a letter documenting the vaccines you received. A copy of your medical records is a mouse-click away and is sent to you via e-mail upon request.

In case of an emergency, you can reach Dr. Akl personally 24/7 by phone. If a consultation is needed after your trip because of illness, Dr. Akl is available to see you and your initial visit is free if you had a full consultation before your travel.

Our regular travel visit fee is $50 per person, which includes a full travel consultation. Families are charged a flat $100 fee. The regular visit fee is valid for one year during which follow-up visits and requests for prescription refills are free of charge. If only one vaccine is needed and no consultation is requested, the visit fee is $25. For non-travelers requesting vaccines (e.g. for immigration, work, school, etc.) the visit fee is $25.

The cost of the various vaccines offered is listed here. We do not charge a visit fee for the flu, shingles and HPV vaccines. Charges for physicals depend on the complexity of the exam. Please click here for additional pricing information.

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