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Specialties: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Languages: Spanish, English, German, French
202-444-0300
About me
Christopher E. Attinger, MD, is board certified plastic surgeon, located at our MedStar Georgetown University Hospital location. Dr. Attinger is Director of the Center for Wound Healing and Professor for our MedStar Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department.
His experience during his two tours of duty in the Vietnam War led Dr. Attinger to his career in medicine. The complexity and challenges of healing wounds while preserving function is the key to his continued focus within reconstructive surgery and wound care.
As a wound care specialist and surgeon, he focuses on using limb-saving techniques and amputation to give patients the ability to take full advantage of their physical capabilities.
He leads a team that specializes in preventing and treating lower extremity complications caused by trauma, vascular disease, and Diabetes. The team includes Vascular, Plastic, Podiatric and Orthopedic Surgeons, as well as Prosthetitists, Hyperbarists, Hospitalists, Rheumatologists, Dermatologists and Infectious Disease specialists, who provide seamless care and expertise that is tailored to returning patients to their optimal function.
Read details about Dr. Attinger's background and accomplishments.
Clinical areas of focus
- Clubfoot Correction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Skin Graft
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoplasty
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Fasciotomy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Liposuction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Non-Healing Wound Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Tag Removal
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Suture Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
- Wound Dressing Change
- Wound Excision
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Residency: New York University School of Medicine (1989)
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1987)
Residency: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1982)
Medical School: Yale University (1981)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) Novel Heel Surgery Saves Patient's Foot for the Across the Bay 10K