Karen Kim Evans, MD| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Karen K. Evans, MD, FACS, trained at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in both general surgery and plastic surgery. After completing her training, Dr. Evans worked with the Department of Plastic Surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. She then joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and became a professor of plastic surgery with the Center for Wound Healing. She is actively involved in training Georgetown University residents and medical students, and lectures nationally and internationally on reconstructive plastic surgery and microsurgery.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Skin Graft
- Wound Dressing
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Body Contouring
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chemical Peel
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Femoral Shortening
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Free Flap Reconstruction
- Hand Replantation
- Hand Subcutaneous Tissue And Fascia Drainage
- Hidradenitis Excision
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction
- Muscle Flap
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nerve Conduit
- Nerve Graft, Single Strand
- Non Healing Wound Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Perforator Flap Reconstruction
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Release Abdomen Muscle, Open
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Sternal Debridement
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe To Hand Transfer
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Bles Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC 1st Fl
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 NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Internship: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2022)
Residency: Georgetown University (2005)
Medical School: University of Missouri at Columbia (1999)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025