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