About me
Taryn Travis, MD, is an attending physician in The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. As a burn specialist, Dr. Travis specializes in acute and long-term burn care. Her practice encompasses critical care of the burn patient, surgical intervention for skin injuries, as well as later interventions for the scars that result from burn injury. She has a special interest in LASER scar revision to improve the function, symptoms, and appearance of patients with hypertrophic scarring from a variety of causes.
Dr. Travis received her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in 2010. She then joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center for a seven-year residency in general surgery, during which she spent two years as a burn surgery research fellow focusing on hypertrophic scarring. During her last year of training, she served as Chief Administrative Resident. Finally, she completed one year of advanced burn care training at MedStar Washington before joining the attending surgeon staff at The Burn Center.
Dr. Travis is involved in the education with regard to burn care of surgical residents, medical students, and other members of the community, including firefighters, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, and other physicians. As a Cura Personalis Fellow at Georgetown, she guides medical students on their journey from student to physician. She is also an instructor for the Advanced Burn Life Support for the American Burn Association and Advanced Trauma Life Support courses for the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Travis is an active member of the American Burn Association and The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. She also serves with the Emergency Preparedness Working Group of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is a member of the Subcommittee on Evaluation and Assessment of the curriculum of Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Philosophy of Care
“My personal experience as a family member of someone who was very badly burned is what has guided me to this specialty. When I was young, my father survived a large, life-threatening burn injury and was able to return to a life of family, hobbies, career, and fulfillment. The ability to empathize with the fear and uncertainty of patients with burn injuries, as well as their families, guides my approach every day.
“I’m dedicated to my profession and to my patients. The team I work with in The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center accomplishes care I could never accomplish alone. The multidisciplinary approach to caring for burn injuries allows us to succeed in saving the lives of our patients and getting them back to enjoying those very lives.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Burn Contracture Release
- Burn Debridement
- Burn Injuries
- Burn Wound Excision
- Chemical Burns
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Grafting Of Skin
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Amputation Due To Severe Burn Injury
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chemical Burns
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Complex Wound Debridement
- Correction Of Burn
- Diabetic Wound Care
- Ear Burn Reconstruction
- Esophageal Injury
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Face Burn
- Facial Burn Reconstruction
- Facial Burn Scars
- Foot And Ankle Burn Reconstruction
- Hand Burns
- Head And Neck Burn
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Inhalation Injury From Smoke
- Inhalation Injury Treatment
- Laser Treatment For Burn Scars
- Lip And Oral Cavity Burn Reconstruction
- Lower Leg Burn
- Pruritus (ITCHING) Due To Burn Scars
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Tract Inhalation Injury
- Scald Burns From Hot Liquids
- Scar Contracture
- Scar Revision
- Sepsis From Infected Burn Wounds
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Burn Contractures
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Skin Grafting For Burn Wounds
- Superficial Frostbite
- Surgical Site Infection
- Tracheal Stenosis From Inhalation Injury
- Trunk Burn Reconstruction
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Leg Ulcer
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue Extraction
- Adhesiolysis
- Back Skin Transfer
- Burn Contracture Release
- Burn Debridement
- Burn Wound Excision
- Buttock Skin Excision
- Capsulotomy
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chest Skin Excision
- Chronic Wound Care
- Epidermal Autograft
- Escharotomy
- Escharotomy, Each Additional Incision
- Escharotomy, Initial Incision
- Fasciotomy
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Grafting Of Skin
- Hand Skin Excision
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Leg Reconstruction
- Limb Replantation
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Neck Skin Excision
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Release Of Abdomen
- Release Of Chest
- Release Of Face
- Release Of Lower Leg
- Remote Consultation
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Z-Plasty
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Direct
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Employee Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine at USC (2010)