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