Karen Kim Evans, MD| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Karen K. Evans, MD, FACS, trained at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in both general surgery and plastic surgery. After completing her training, Dr. Evans worked with the Department of Plastic Surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. She then joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and became a professor of plastic surgery with the Center for Wound Healing. She is actively involved in training Georgetown University residents and medical students, and lectures nationally and internationally on reconstructive plastic surgery and microsurgery.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Skin Graft
- Wound Dressing
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Body Contouring
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chemical Peel
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Femoral Shortening
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Free Flap Reconstruction
- Hand Replantation
- Hand Subcutaneous Tissue And Fascia Drainage
- Hidradenitis Excision
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Muscle Flap
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nerve Conduit
- Nerve Graft, Single Strand
- Non Healing Wound Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Perforator Flap Reconstruction
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Release Abdomen Muscle, Open
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Sternal Debridement
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe To Hand Transfer
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Bles Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Internship: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2022)
Residency: Georgetown University (2005)
Medical School: University of Missouri at Columbia (1999)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025