Taryn E. Travis, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: General Surgery, Burn Surgery, Acute And Reconstructive Burn Care
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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 3B55
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
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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)