Taryn E. Travis, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Burn Surgery, Acute And Reconstructive Burn Care, General Surgery
Languages: English
202-877-7302
About me
Taryn Travis, MD, is an attending physician in The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. As a burn specialist, Dr. Travis specializes in acute and long-term burn care. Her practice encompasses critical care of the burn patient, surgical intervention for skin injuries, as well as later interventions for the scars that result from burn injury. She has a special interest in LASER scar revision to improve the function, symptoms, and appearance of patients with hypertrophic scarring from a variety of causes.
Dr. Travis received her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in 2010. She then joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center for a seven-year residency in general surgery, during which she spent two years as a burn surgery research fellow focusing on hypertrophic scarring. During her last year of training, she served as Chief Administrative Resident. Finally, she completed one year of advanced burn care training at MedStar Washington before joining the attending surgeon staff at The Burn Center.
Dr. Travis is involved in the education with regard to burn care of surgical residents, medical students, and other members of the community, including firefighters, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, and other physicians. As a Cura Personalis Fellow at Georgetown, she guides medical students on their journey from student to physician. She is also an instructor for the Advanced Burn Life Support for the American Burn Association and Advanced Trauma Life Support courses for the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Travis is an active member of the American Burn Association and The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. She also serves with the Emergency Preparedness Working Group of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is a member of the Subcommittee on Evaluation and Assessment of the curriculum of Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Philosophy of Care
“My personal experience as a family member of someone who was very badly burned is what has guided me to this specialty. When I was young, my father survived a large, life-threatening burn injury and was able to return to a life of family, hobbies, career, and fulfillment. The ability to empathize with the fear and uncertainty of patients with burn injuries, as well as their families, guides my approach every day.
“I’m dedicated to my profession and to my patients. The team I work with in The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center accomplishes care I could never accomplish alone. The multidisciplinary approach to caring for burn injuries allows us to succeed in saving the lives of our patients and getting them back to enjoying those very lives.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Burn Contracture Release
- Burn Debridement
- Burn Injuries
- Burn Wound Excision
- Chemical Burns
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Grafting Of Skin
- Laser Treatment For Burn Scars
- Skin Grafting For Burn Wounds
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Amputation Due To Severe Burn Injury
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chemical Burns
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Complex Wound Debridement
- Correction Of Burn
- Diabetic Wound Care
- Ear Burn Reconstruction
- Esophageal Injury
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Face Burn
- Facial Burn Reconstruction
- Facial Burn Scars
- Foot And Ankle Burn Reconstruction
- Hand Burns
- Head And Neck Burn
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Inhalation Injury From Smoke
- Inhalation Injury Treatment
- Laser Treatment For Burn Scars
- Lip And Oral Cavity Burn Reconstruction
- Lower Leg Burn
- Pruritus (ITCHING) Due To Burn Scars
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Tract Inhalation Injury
- Scald Burns From Hot Liquids
- Scar Contracture
- Scar Revision
- Sepsis From Infected Burn Wounds
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Burn Contractures
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Skin Grafting For Burn Wounds
- Superficial Frostbite
- Surgical Site Infection
- Tracheal Stenosis From Inhalation Injury
- Trunk Burn Reconstruction
- Venous Leg Ulcer
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Adhesiolysis
- Back Skin Transfer
- Burn Contracture Release
- Burn Debridement
- Burn Wound Excision
- Buttock Skin Excision
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chest Skin Excision
- Chronic Wound Care
- Epidermal Autograft
- Escharotomy
- Escharotomy, Each Additional Incision
- Escharotomy, Initial Incision
- Fasciotomy
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Grafting Of Skin
- Hand Skin Excision
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Leg Reconstruction
- Limb Replantation
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Neck Skin Excision
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Release Of Abdomen
- Release Of Chest
- Release Of Face
- Release Of Lower Leg
- Remote Consultation
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Scar Revision
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Z-Plasty
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Navigate
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine at USC (2010)