Melissa Ann Crist, MS PA| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
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
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
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
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Towson University (2012)
