Christopher Ernst Attinger, MD| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
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
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Clubfoot Correction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Skin Graft
- Wound Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Atherosclerosis
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Ichthyosis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Gout
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Leg Ulcers
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nail Disorders
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Spina Bifida
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Wound Care
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
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
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- 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 Repair
- Wound Skin Grafting
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
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)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) Novel Heel Surgery Saves Patient's Foot for the Across the Bay 10K