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