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