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Specialties: Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Languages: French, English, German, Spanish
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
- Wound Reconstruction
- Wound Repair
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
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HighMark
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
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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