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