Travel Medicine Program

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Health Information

Why see a Travel Medicine Physician?

No one plans on getting sick when traveling. A travel health consultation can help you learn about the risk of travel-related diseases and the steps that can be taken to prevent illness. Depending upon the destination, preventive malaria treatment and other immunizations may be required to protect from local infectious disease. Counseling on pathogens and altitude-related sicknesses may also help prevent travel health issues.

Who Benefits?

  • All travelers 16+
  • Travelers with chronic health conditions
  • Frequent travelers
  • Peace Corps, emergency aid volunteers, and missionaries
  • Expatriates
  • Students studying abroad
  • Vacationers
  • Travelers to high-altitude locations — such as ski trip destinations

Services Provided

  • Comprehensive pre- and post-travel assessments conducted by our board-certified physicians
  • Prevention and risk-management strategies for those with chronic conditions
  • Administration of appropriate vaccines
  • Expertise in the management of a variety of tropical infections
  • Prescriptions and recommendations for over-the-counter remedies
  • Review of potential interactions between travel-related medications and if you have existing prescriptions
  • Destination-specific health and safety counseling, including COVID-19 related updates
  • A list of local healthcare providers used by the U.S. embassy in each country
  • Assessment of travel insurance needs

We recommend booking your travel health assessment four to six weeks before your trip to ensure adequate time for vaccination and other preparations.

Health Information

No one plans on getting sick when traveling. A travel health consultation can help you learn about the risk of travel-related diseases and the steps that can be taken to prevent illness. Depending upon the destination, preventive malaria treatment and other immunizations may be required to protect from local infectious disease. Counseling on pathogens and altitude-related sicknesses may also help prevent travel health issues.

  • All travelers 16+
  • Travelers with chronic health conditions
  • Frequent travelers
  • Peace Corps, emergency aid volunteers, and missionaries
  • Expatriates
  • Students studying abroad
  • Vacationers
  • Travelers to high-altitude locations — such as ski trip destinations
  • Comprehensive pre- and post-travel assessments conducted by our board-certified physicians
  • Prevention and risk-management strategies for those with chronic conditions
  • Administration of appropriate vaccines
  • Expertise in the management of a variety of tropical infections
  • Prescriptions and recommendations for over-the-counter remedies
  • Review of potential interactions between travel-related medications and if you have existing prescriptions
  • Destination-specific health and safety counseling, including COVID-19 related updates
  • A list of local healthcare providers used by the U.S. embassy in each country
  • Assessment of travel insurance needs

We recommend booking your travel health assessment four to six weeks before your trip to ensure adequate time for vaccination and other preparations.