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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Gorman Bldg 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
6862 Elm St
Ste 800B
McLean, VA, 22101
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
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
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
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (1997)
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
