Karen Kim Evans, MD| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Karen K. Evans, MD, FACS, trained at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in both general surgery and plastic surgery. After completing her training, Dr. Evans worked with the Department of Plastic Surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. She then joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and became a professor of plastic surgery with the Center for Wound Healing. She is actively involved in training Georgetown University residents and medical students, and lectures nationally and internationally on reconstructive plastic surgery and microsurgery.
Read details about Dr. Evans' background and accomplishments
Clinical areas of focus
- Skin Graft
- Wound Dressing
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Body Contouring
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chemical Peel
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Femoral Shortening
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Free Flap Reconstruction
- Hand Replantation
- Hand Subcutaneous Tissue And Fascia Drainage
- Hidradenitis Excision
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Muscle Flap
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nerve Conduit
- Nerve Graft, Single Strand
- Non Healing Wound Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Perforator Flap Reconstruction
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Release Abdomen Muscle, Open
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Sternal Debridement
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe To Hand Transfer
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Internship: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2022)
Residency: Georgetown University (2005)
Medical School: University of Missouri at Columbia (1999)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025