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
Practice locations
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18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 325
Olney, MD, 20832
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
G-PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
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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