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