Christopher Ernst Attinger
Plastic Surgeon | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007About
Christopher Attinger, MD, is board certified in plastic surgery. He is the interim chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery and a professor of plastic and orthopaedic surgery at MedStar Georgetown U ...
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The use of local muscle flaps in foot and ankle reconstruction.
- Single-stage surgical treatment of noninfected diabetic foot ulcers.
- Adjuncts to preparing wounds for closure: hyperbaric oxygen, growth factors, skin substitutes, negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum-assisted closure).
- Lengthening the Achilles tendon for the treatment of diabetic plantar forefoot
- A review of mechanical adjuncts in wound healing: hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and electrostimulation.
- A brief history of wound care.
- The basic science of wound healing.
- Wound healing: an overview.
- The role of peripheral nerve surgery in the treatment of chronic pain associated with amputation stumps.
- External fixators as an adjunct to wound healing.
- The role of peripheral nerve surgery in the management of painful chronic wounds: indications and outcomes.
- Complex perineal and groin wound reconstruction using the extended dissection technique of the gracilis flap.
- How to make a hospital-based wound center financially viable: the Georgetown University Hospital model.
- Biological basis of diabetic foot wounds.
- Outcomes of microvascular reconstruction of single-vessel lower extremities: limb salvage versus amputation.
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Awards
- WASHINGTON & LEE uNIVERSITY 1977 B.S. summa cum laude
- YALE UNIVERSITY 1981 Alpha Omega Alpha
- 1998 The Best Doctors in America
- 2001 AMERICA'S TOP DOCTORS
- 2005 PSEF Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2006 ASPS President's Award
- 2007 Edward James Olmos Award for Advocacy in Amputation Prevention, Diabe
Treatments
- Reconstructive Surgery, General Reconstruction, Microsurgery And More
- Osteomyelitis
- Leg Ulcer
- Lymphedema
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- VASCULAR SURGERY, Homan Vascular Fellowhip, Harvard University, BOSTON, MASS USA 1987
- PLASTIC SURGERY, NYU Plastic Surgery Residency, NY, NY USA 1989
- HAND & MICROSURGERY, Beasely Hand Fellowship, NYU, NY, NY USA 1990
- Brigham and Women's Hospital 1987
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