Melissa Ann Crist, MS PA| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Chest
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Face
- Congenital Neck Deformities
- Dorsalgia
- Excess Skin After Weight Loss
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Lacerations
- Facial Birthmarks
- Facial Paralysis
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Hand Deformity
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Keloid Scarring
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Contracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Amputation
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Lesion
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tissue Defects
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Alar Base Reduction
- Alar Rim Grafting
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Body Contouring
- Bone Transport
- Botox Injection
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Deformity Correction
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Browlift
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chemical Facial Peel
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Clitoroplasty
- Collagen Injection
- Corner Mouth Lift
- Earlobe Repair
- Essure Removal
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Eyebrow Lift
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Fat Grafting
- Facial Implants
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
- Hernia Repair
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Keloid Removal
- Ligament Augmentation
- Lip Augmentation
- Lip Repair
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Lower Body Lift
- Maxillomandibular Advancement
- Mini Face Lift
- Montgomery Gland Excision
- Muscle Flap
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nipple Areola Complex Reconstruction
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nipple Reduction
- Nose Reshaping
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Pectoral Lift
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Trunk
- Tissue Expansion
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Upper Arm Lift
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vaginoplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vibroplasty
- Visian Icl
- Vocal Cord Suspension
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
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Towson University (2012)