Karen Kim Evans, MD| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Karen K. Evans, MD, FACS, trained at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in both general surgery and plastic surgery. After completing her training, Dr. Evans worked with the Department of Plastic Surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. She then joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and became a professor of plastic surgery with the Center for Wound Healing. She is actively involved in training Georgetown University residents and medical students, and lectures nationally and internationally on reconstructive plastic surgery and microsurgery.
Read details about Dr. Evans' background and accomplishments
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Skin Graft
- Wound Dressing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Atherosclerosis
- Body Contouring
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Reduction
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dorsalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Ulcers
- Lip Augmentation
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Lymphedema
- Male Breast Reduction
- Ovarian Disorders
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Swelling In Legs
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Ulcers
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Body Contouring
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Chemical Peel
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Fat Grafting
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Free Flap Reconstruction
- Hand Replantation
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Muscle Flap
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Patching Therapy
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Sentara Health
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Internship: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2022)
Residency: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2005)
Medical School: University of Missouri at Columbia (1999)