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
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair
- Cholesteatoma
- Cochlear Implantation
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Ear Drum Repair
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Excision Of Exostosis
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hearing Loss In Children
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Surgery
- Otosclerosis
- Stapedectomy
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Auditory Neuropathy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Cholesteatoma
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Mass
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hearing Loss In Children
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Labyrinthitis
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair
- Cochlear Implantation
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Drum Repair
- Ear Surgery
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Excision Of Exostosis
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Left Temporal Bone
- Facial Nerve Grafting
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inner Ear Perfusion
- Labyrinthectomy
- Labyrinthine Fistula Repair
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Middle Ear Surgery
- Myringotomy
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Perforated Ear Drum Repair
- Petrosal Bone Surgery
- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Radical Excision Of Ear Lesion
- Revision Mastoidectomy
- Revision Of Stapedectomy Or Stapedotomy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Translabyrinthine Surgery
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Neurotology
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (1996)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (1992)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Best Doctors in America Washingtonian's Top Doctors Castle Connolly's Top Doctors
