About me
H. Jeffrey Kim, MD, is board-certified in neurotology and otolarynogolgy-head and neck surgery. Dr. Kim is the Director of Neurotology and Otology and the co-Director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Acoustic Neuroma and Skull Base Tumor Center. He and a multidisciplinary team provide specialized treatment for acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwanoma) and skull base tumors, such as glomus tumors.
As an ear specialist (otologist/neurolotologist), Dr. Kim also diagnoses and cares for patients of all ages with ear, hearing and balance disorders. He addresses genetic hearing loss, otosclerosis, cochlear implants, chronic ear infections, cholestatoma, Meniere's disease, facial nerve disorder, skull base tumors and congenital ear malformations.
Dr. Kim focuses on MedStar Georgetown's philosophy of caring for the whole person, always considering his patient's medical condition and personal needs. He provides patients all the information and treatment options available to help them make a decision they're happy with.
Dr. Kim also participates in clinical research at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders through the National Institutes of Health. His areas of research include rare tumors and genetic disorders related to hearing loss.
Dr Kim has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters and his research has been frequently presented at national and international meetings. He is a fellow of the Triological Society, American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and DC Metropolitan Otolaryngology-HNS Society. Dr. Kim has been recognized in the "Best Doctors in America," Washingtonian's Top Doctors," and "Castle Connolly's Top Doctors" listings over the last several years.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Cochlear Implantation
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Migraine
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Stapedectomy
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Effects Of Air Pressure And Water Pressure
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Adenoidectomy
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
- Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implantation
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Drum Repair
- Ear Surgery
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Excision Of Acoustic Nerve
- Excision Of Exostosis
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Left Temporal Bone
- Frontal Sinus Obliteration
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inner Ear Perfusion
- Labyrinthectomy
- Labyrinthine Fistula Repair
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Middle Ear Surgery
- Myringotomy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Open Mastoid Sinus Excision
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Perforated Ear Drum Repair
- Petrosal Bone Surgery
- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Radical Excision Of Ear Lesion
- Revision Mastoidectomy
- Revision Of Stapedectomy Or Stapedotomy
- Speech Therapy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Translabyrinthine Surgery
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Grafting
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Implant
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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1999)
Fellowship: University of Virginia GME (1997)
Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital (1996)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine General Surgery GME (1992)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Best Doctors in America Washingtonian's Top Doctors Castle Connolly's Top Doctors
