About me
Rajiv Parikh, MD, MPHS, is an attending plastic and reconstructive surgeon affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Assistant Clinical Professor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a plastic and reconstructive specialist, he performs reconstructive surgery, from head to toe, to restore form and function in patients with cancer or traumatic injuries.
Dr. Parikh specializes in breast reconstruction after breast cancer, functional limb salvage for patients with traumatic injuries, chronic wounds, and/or oncological defects, and facial paralysis surgery. He also treats patients with peripheral nerve injuries in the upper and lower extremity as well as performs body contouring procedures, such as breast reductions and breast lifts.
Dedicated to bringing the safest, most novel techniques to his patients, Dr. Parikh performs microsurgical reconstruction and utilizes enhanced recovery after surgery protocols (ERAS) to minimize pain and improve patient outcomes. He is specialty-trained in autologous microvascular breast reconstruction techniques and in restoring sensation to women’s breasts, both after mastectomy and breast reconstruction. He also performs unique treatments with lymphovenous bypass (LVB), or vascularized lymph node transplants, to prevent and treat lymphedema in women with breast cancer undergoing axillary lymph node dissections. He employs novel techniques to treat facial paralysis, such as nerve transfer procedures.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Parikh is invested in the advancement of his field and is an active researcher, having published more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters. Currently, he is investigating health disparities, value-based healthcare delivery, surgical outcomes, and surgical treatment decision-making among the breast cancer and extremity reconstruction populations.
As an early adopter and leading investigator on enhanced recovery after surgery protocols; which aim to reduce pain, minimize the need for narcotics, and get patients back to their normal function earlier; Dr. Parikh is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction after surgery.
Dr. Parikh received his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, where he earned membership to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He then joined Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery. During his time at Washington University, he also completed a Master of Population Health Sciences degree and a clinical research fellowship with the university’s Institute of Public Health, which was supported by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award. Finally, he completed specialty fellowship training in microsurgery and oncological reconstruction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Dr. Parikh was an inaugural recipient of the Plastic Surgery Foundation Clinical Research Leaders Scholarship Award. He is involved, on a national level, with plastic surgery organizations and has served as a resident ambassador to the Editorial Board, and is currently a peer-reviewer, for the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS).
In his free time, Dr. Parikh enjoys spending time with his wife, traveling, playing basketball and soccer, and alpine skiing.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a firm believer in a personalized patient-centered approach to care. My philosophy is to provide care that is respectful of individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and to ensure that patient values guide all clinical decisions. This approach requires a true partnership with patients, one where I really listen to the individual patient’s needs and aspirations.
“I always use a shared-decision making process where patients are actively engaged. I use examples and plain language to explain different treatment o
Clinical areas of focus
- Limb Salvage
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Perforator Flap Reconstruction
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Body Contouring
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Chest Skin Repair
- Chest Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chest Wall Reconstruction
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Craniofacial Reconstruction
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Femoral Nerve Reposition
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Finger Contracture Release
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Hand Decompressive Fasciotomy
- Hand Replantation
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Liposuction
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Microsurgical Reconstruction Of The Extremities
- Microsurgical Reconstruction Of The Head And Neck
- Microsurgical Reconstruction Of The Trunk
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Nerve Graft
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Ostectomy
- Perforator Flap Reconstruction
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Release Abdomen Muscle, Open
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Repair Of Median Nerve
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Sternal Debridement
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe To Hand Transfer
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Transfer Upper Leg Skin
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Repair
- Wound Skin Substitute
- Z-Plasty
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 3400 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2021)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2020)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)
Awards
- Clinical Research Leaders Scholarship, Inaugural Recipient: The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32), National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute)
- Most Outstanding Presentation, James Barrett Brown Research Day, Washington University School of Medicine)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA)