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