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
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Body Region Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Diabetic Wound Care
- Facial Burn Reconstruction
- Facial Burn Scars
- Head And Neck Burn
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Lip And Oral Cavity Burn Reconstruction
- Respiratory Failure
- Scar Contracture
- Scar Revision
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Surgical Site Infection
- Trunk Burn Reconstruction
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Adhesiolysis
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Autografting
- Back Skin Transfer
- Burn Contracture Release
- Burn Debridement
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chemical Facial Peel
- Chronic Wound Care
- Dermabrasion
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Escharotomy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Mechanical Debridement For Wounds
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Ptosis Repair
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Scar Revision
- Shiatsu Massage
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Toe Amputation
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Upper Arm Lift
- 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
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS II
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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)