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Specialties: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Languages: German, Spanish, French, English
202-444-0300
About me
Christopher E. Attinger, MD, is board certified plastic surgeon, located at our MedStar Georgetown University Hospital location. Dr. Attinger is Director of the Center for Wound Healing and Professor for our MedStar Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department.
His experience during his two tours of duty in the Vietnam War led Dr. Attinger to his career in medicine. The complexity and challenges of healing wounds while preserving function is the key to his continued focus within reconstructive surgery and wound care.
As a wound care specialist and surgeon, he focuses on using limb-saving techniques and amputation to give patients the ability to take full advantage of their physical capabilities.
He leads a team that specializes in preventing and treating lower extremity complications caused by trauma, vascular disease, and Diabetes. The team includes Vascular, Plastic, Podiatric and Orthopedic Surgeons, as well as Prosthetitists, Hyperbarists, Hospitalists, Rheumatologists, Dermatologists and Infectious Disease specialists, who provide seamless care and expertise that is tailored to returning patients to their optimal function.
Read details about Dr. Attinger's background and accomplishments.
Clinical areas of focus
- Clubfoot Correction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Skin Graft
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoplasty
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Fasciotomy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Liposuction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Non-Healing Wound Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Tag Removal
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Suture Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
- Wound Dressing Change
- Wound Excision
- Wound Reconstruction
- Wound Repair
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Residency: New York University School of Medicine (1989)
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1987)
Residency: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1982)
Medical School: Yale University (1981)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) Novel Heel Surgery Saves Patient's Foot for the Across the Bay 10K