Melissa Ann Crist, MS PA| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
Melissa Ann Crist

Melissa Ann Crist, MS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (255 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Disorders
  • Breast Asymmetry
  • Breast Deformity
  • Breast Disorders
  • Cleft Lip And Palate
  • Congenital Breast Deformities
  • Congenital Deformities Of Feet
  • Congenital Ear Deformity
  • Congenital Foot Deformity
  • Congenital Malformations Of Breast
  • Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
  • Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
  • Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Chest
  • Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Face
  • Congenital Neck Deformities
  • Dorsalgia
  • Excess Skin After Weight Loss
  • Eye And Adnexa Disorders
  • Eyelid Lacerations
  • Facial Birthmarks
  • Facial Paralysis
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • Hand Deformity
  • Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
  • Inflammatory Skin Disorders
  • Keloid Scarring
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Scar Contracture
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Amputation
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
  • Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
  • Skin Lesion
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Tissue Defects
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Alar Base Reduction
  • Alar Rim Grafting
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Body Contouring
  • Bone Transport
  • Botox Injection
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Cyst Removal
  • Breast Deformity Correction
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Browlift
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Chemical Facial Peel
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
  • Clitoroplasty
  • Collagen Injection
  • Corner Mouth Lift
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Essure Removal
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Eyebrow Lift
  • Facelift
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Facial Fat Grafting
  • Facial Implants
  • Facial Nerve Repair
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Fibula Osteotomy
  • Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
  • Hernia Repair
  • Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
  • Inverted Nipple Correction
  • Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
  • Keloid Removal
  • Ligament Augmentation
  • Lip Augmentation
  • Lip Repair
  • Lipectomy
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Body Lift
  • Maxillomandibular Advancement
  • Mini Face Lift
  • Montgomery Gland Excision
  • Muscle Flap
  • Nasal Valve Repair
  • Neck Rhytidectomy
  • Nipple Areola Complex Reconstruction
  • Nipple Reconstruction
  • Nipple Reduction
  • Nose Reshaping
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Ostectomy
  • Osteotomy
  • Pectoral Lift
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Scar Revision
  • Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
  • Skin Graft
  • Skin Graft Urethroplasty
  • Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Trunk
  • Tissue Expansion
  • Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
  • Upper Arm Lift
  • Uvulopalatoplasty
  • Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
  • Vaginoplasty
  • Vestibuloplasty
  • Vibroplasty
  • Visian Icl
  • Vocal Cord Suspension
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Practice locations

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9105 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 214
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-7631

Fax 443-777-8667

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Fax 443-777-8667

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,

Graduate: Towson University (2012)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Dec 19, 2025

    The PA was very through in explaining what to expect on the day of my surgery and the weeks after. Clearly answered all the questions I had.

  • Dec 19, 2025

    Melissa always listens.

  • Nov 20, 2025

    (Likes to be helpful) I felt from her attitude and concerned about my concern.