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