About me
Dr. Kenneth Vaz is an adult reconstruction orthopedic surgeon. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Hip and knee replacement revision
- Treatment of complex failed hip and knee replacements
Dr. Vaz completed his orthopaedic surgery training, including a dedicated year of lab research, at the University of California - San Diego, where he was awarded the inaugural senior resident teaching award as a chief resident. After completing his medical degree and residency, he underwent fellowship specialist training in adult reconstruction at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, one of the top 10 hospitals for orthopedics in the U.S., where he was trained in the latest techniques in primary hip and knee replacement. Dr. Vaz then did an additional year of specialist training in the UK at the world-renowned Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, an academic affiliate of the University of Oxford. While at Oxford, Dr. Vaz was trained extensively in implanting and evaluating partial knee replacements and the treatment of complex failed and infected hip and knee replacements within the Nuffield's Bone Infection Unit, the only unit of its kind in the UK.
Dr. Vaz focuses on meeting the needs of patients at every point in the joint replacement process, including patients who are considering their first-time joint replacement options and those who are continuing to have difficulty after undergoing a joint replacement. He is ready to discuss all options with patients, from non-operative treatments including medical therapy and injections to surgical options including partial or total knee replacement, hip replacement, and revision hip and knee replacement.
Dr. Vaz has published multiple articles and given presentations in the U.S. and internationally on joint replacement topics ranging from pain control measures after surgery to treatment of infected joint replacements.
Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, watching Georgetown Hoyas basketball, and spending time in the kitchen.
Medical Degree: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Residency: University of California - San Diego, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Scripps Clinic, San Diego, Adult Reconstruction
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK, Implantation and Evaluation of Partial Knee Replacements, Treatment of Complex Failed and Infected Hip and Knee Replacements
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Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Custom Hip Replacement
- Hip Arthritis Surgery
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Joint Replacement
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bone Discontinuity Of Hip
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Implant Infection
- Hip Joint Derangement
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Prosthesis Failure
- Hip Tendinitis
- Infected Hip Prosthesis
- Infected Knee Prosthesis
- Infected Total Knee Replacement
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Degenerative Joint Disease
- Knee Implant Failure
- Knee Implant Infection
- Knee Pain
- Knee Stiffness
- Loose Hip Prosthesis
- Loosening Of Hip Prosthesis
- Loosening Of Knee Replacement
- Orthopedic Implant Complications
- Osteonecrosis
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Hip
- Periprosthetic Fracture Of Knee
- Tendonitis Of The Hip
- Total Knee Replacement Complications
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Avascular Necrosis Treatment
- Custom Hip Replacement
- Custom Knee Implants
- Hip And Knee Reconstruction
- Hip Arthritis Surgery
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Joint Replacement
- Hip Resurfacing
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Revision Hip Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Nuffield Orthopedic Center (2020)
Fellowship: Scripps Research (2019)
Residency: University of California Medical Center San Diego (2018)
Fellowship: University of California Medical Center San Diego (2014)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2012)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025