About me
Dr. Kenneth Vaz is an adult reconstruction orthopedic surgeon. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Hip and knee replacement revision
- Treatment of complex failed hip and knee replacements
Dr. Vaz completed his orthopaedic surgery training, including a dedicated year of lab research, at the University of California - San Diego, where he was awarded the inaugural senior resident teaching award as a chief resident. After completing his medical degree and residency, he underwent fellowship specialist training in adult reconstruction at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, one of the top 10 hospitals for orthopedics in the U.S., where he was trained in the latest techniques in primary hip and knee replacement. Dr. Vaz then did an additional year of specialist training in the UK at the world-renowned Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, an academic affiliate of the University of Oxford. While at Oxford, Dr. Vaz was trained extensively in implanting and evaluating partial knee replacements and the treatment of complex failed and infected hip and knee replacements within the Nuffield's Bone Infection Unit, the only unit of its kind in the UK.
Dr. Vaz focuses on meeting the needs of patients at every point in the joint replacement process, including patients who are considering their first-time joint replacement options and those who are continuing to have difficulty after undergoing a joint replacement. He is ready to discuss all options with patients, from non-operative treatments including medical therapy and injections to surgical options including partial or total knee replacement, hip replacement, and revision hip and knee replacement.
Dr. Vaz has published multiple articles and given presentations in the U.S. and internationally on joint replacement topics ranging from pain control measures after surgery to treatment of infected joint replacements.
Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, watching Georgetown Hoyas basketball, and spending time in the kitchen.
Medical Degree: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Residency: University of California - San Diego, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Scripps Clinic, San Diego, Adult Reconstruction
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK, Implantation and Evaluation of Partial Knee Replacements, Treatment of Complex Failed and Infected Hip and Knee Replacements
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Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Custom Hip Replacement
- Hip Arthritis Surgery
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Joint Replacement
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bone Discontinuity Of Hip
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Implant Infection
- Hip Joint Derangement
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Prosthesis Failure
- Hip Tendinitis
- Infected Hip Prosthesis
- Infected Knee Prosthesis
- Infected Total Knee Replacement
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Degenerative Joint Disease
- Knee Implant Failure
- Knee Implant Infection
- Knee Pain
- Knee Stiffness
- Loose Hip Prosthesis
- Loosening Of Hip Prosthesis
- Loosening Of Knee Replacement
- Orthopedic Implant Complications
- Osteonecrosis
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Hip
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Knee
- Tendonitis Of The Hip
- Total Knee Replacement Complications
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Avascular Necrosis Treatment
- Custom Hip Replacement
- Custom Knee Implants
- Hip And Knee Reconstruction
- Hip Arthritis Surgery
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Joint Replacement
- Hip Resurfacing
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Revision Hip Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Nuffield Orthopedic Center (2020)
Fellowship: Scripps Research (2019)
Residency: University of California Medical Center San Diego (2018)
Fellowship: University of California Medical Center San Diego (2014)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2012)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025