About me
H. Jeffrey Kim, MD, is board-certified in neurotology and otolarynogolgy-head and neck surgery. Dr. Kim is the Director of Neurotology and Otology and the co-Director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Acoustic Neuroma and Skull Base Tumor Center. He and a multidisciplinary team provide specialized treatment for acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwanoma) and skull base tumors, such as glomus tumors.
As an ear specialist (otologist/neurolotologist), Dr. Kim also diagnoses and cares for patients of all ages with ear, hearing and balance disorders. He addresses genetic hearing loss, otosclerosis, cochlear implants, chronic ear infections, cholestatoma, Meniere's disease, facial nerve disorder, skull base tumors and congenital ear malformations.
Dr. Kim focuses on MedStar Georgetown's philosophy of caring for the whole person, always considering his patient's medical condition and personal needs. He provides patients all the information and treatment options available to help them make a decision they're happy with.
Dr. Kim also participates in clinical research at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders through the National Institutes of Health. His areas of research include rare tumors and genetic disorders related to hearing loss.
Dr Kim has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters and his research has been frequently presented at national and international meetings. He is a fellow of the Triological Society, American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and DC Metropolitan Otolaryngology-HNS Society. Dr. Kim has been recognized in the "Best Doctors in America," Washingtonian's Top Doctors," and "Castle Connolly's Top Doctors" listings over the last several years.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cochlear Implantation
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Enterocele Repair
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Otosclerosis
- Stapedectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Effects Of Air Pressure And Water Pressure
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Headache
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Omphalocele
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Adenoidectomy
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
- Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implantation
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Drum Repair
- Ear Surgery
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Excision Of Acoustic Nerve
- Excision Of Exostosis
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Left Temporal Bone
- Frontal Sinus Obliteration
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inner Ear Perfusion
- Labyrinthectomy
- Labyrinthine Fistula Repair
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Middle Ear Surgery
- Muscle Injection
- Myringotomy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Open Mastoid Sinus Excision
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Perforated Ear Drum Repair
- Petrosal Bone Surgery
- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Radical Excision Of Ear Lesion
- Revision Mastoidectomy
- Revision Of Stapedectomy Or Stapedotomy
- Speech Therapy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tarsal Diagnostic Drainage
- Thread Vein Removal
- Translabyrinthine Surgery
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Grafting
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Implant
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1999)
Fellowship: University of Virginia GME (1997)
Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital (1996)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine General Surgery GME (1992)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Best Doctors in America Washingtonian's Top Doctors Castle Connolly's Top Doctors
