About me
Dr. Kaylee Purpura is seeing patients at the following locations:
106 Irving Street, NW
POB 2700 North
Washington, DC, 20010
Phone: 202-877-6733
Fax 202-877-8439
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Building 1
Washington, DC, 20007
Phone: 202-444-8186
Fax: 877-826-5501
Kaylee Purpura, MD, is an otolaryngologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is a board-certified, fellowship-trained laryngologist and attends to patients with a wide range of voice, airway, and swallowing disorders. Her expertise includes voice disorders, managing professional voice, vocal fold paralysis and paresis, laryngotracheal stenosis, vocal fold lesions, including benign (nodules, polyps, cysts, and papilloma) and malignant lesions, and swallowing disorders. She is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Dr. Purpura treats patients with a combination of medical management, awake in-office procedures, and surgical procedures for various laryngeal disorders. Awake in-office procedures performed by Dr. Purpura include flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy with or without stroboscopy (a procedure utilizing a scope to view the voicebox), vocal fold injections (which allow patients to hear immediate improvement in the quality and strength of their voice), laser treatment of vocal fold lesions, and laryngeal Botox injections. Surgical procedures include endoscopic and open management of airway stenosis and glottic cancers.
Passionate about patient education, Dr. Purpura teaches her patients the anatomy of the throat and larynx, how the vocal folds move, healthier ways to use their voice, and safe swallowing techniques. Her research lies in laryngeal simulation, considerations in difficult airway situations, and the effects of endotracheal tube size on laryngeal injury and stenosis.
Dr. Purpura received her medical degree from West Virginia University of Medicine, where she graduated in the top quartile. She completed her residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School, before going on to obtain a fellowship in laryngology at Oregon Health and Science University.
Philosophy of Care
“I always tell my patients that everyone gets the time they need to explain their symptoms and discuss a treatment plan they both understand and agree with. To that end, I will not rush my exams or consultations but will ensure that every patient leaves feeling heard, understood, and in agreement with the plan we create together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Middle Ear And Respiratory System
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Deviated Septum
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Ear Infection
- Endoscopy
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Migraine
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Snoring Disorders
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Tonsillectomy For Sleep Apnea
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Voice Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Candidiasis
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Middle Ear And Respiratory System
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of The Larynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Deviated Septum
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Ear Infection
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hoarseness
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Laryngitis
- Larynx Cancer
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Ocular Migraines
- Oral Cancer
- Oral Mucosa Disease
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Snoring Disorders
- Speech Disorders
- Speech Disturbances
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Throat Pain
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Voice Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Airway Dilation
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endoscopy
- Excision Of Vocal Cord Lesion
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Function Study
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Laryngoscopy With Vocal Cord Injection
- Larynx Endoscopic Excision
- Laser Treatment Of Vocal Cord Lesions
- Neck Cancer Surgery
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Septorhinoplasty
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy For Sleep Apnea
- Trachea Tracheostomy Device Removal External
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Lateralization
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
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University (2023)
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School (2022)
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Dentistry (2017)