About

Dr. Katz graduated cum laude from Duke University as an undergraduate, with a BS in biology and a BA in economics. He attended the University of Maryland Medical School, graduating summa cum laude in 2002. He completed his plastic surgery residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2009 and his hand surgery fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in July 2010.

Dr. Katz’s interests include microsurgery, complex soft tissue and bone reconstruction, nerve and vascular disorders, fractures of the upper extremity, nerve compression and limb salvage. He is committed to teaching and is involved in the microsurgical training program, guiding fellows and residents through dissection, laboratory sessions and lecture.

Learn more about Dr Katz’s work here:

http://archive.org/details/WTTG_20130226_040000_Fox_5_News_Edge_at_11#start/720/end/780

Credentials

Board Certification

• Hand Surgery (Primary)
• Plastic Surgery; certified in 2011

Education

• Fellowship Program MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2010)
• Residency Program Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009)
• Medical School University of Maryland School of Medicine (2002)
• Internship Program Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003)

Conditions Treated

Locations

Videos

Insurance

MedStar Health Providers participate with a wide range of health insurance products. We accept self-pay patients and the insurances plans listed below. This list is not comprehensive, it is updated periodically and is subject to change. If you do not see your health insurance plan or product listed, or if you have any questions regarding MedStar Health’s participation with your health plan, please contact your health plan to verify participation with our providers.

Since the MedStar Health providers span the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia regions, our participation with DC, Maryland and Virginia Medical Assistance programs varies by provider group. Please contact your MedStar Physician’s Office to assist with verifying Medical Assistance participation. If you are enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Organization, please contact your Medicaid health plan to verify participation.

• AETNA 13
  • AETNA — Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
  • AETNA — Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS) Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
  • AETNA — Aetna HMO Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
  • AETNA — Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA Innovation Health: POS Open HMO Opoen HMO Option Open EPO Plus
  • AETNA — Aetna Managed Choice (POS) Innovation Health: POS Plus
  • AETNA — Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS) Choice POS & Choice POS II Innovation Health: Open POS Plus Open POS II
  • AETNA — Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
  • AETNA — Aetna Open Choice (PPO) Innovation Health: PPO
  • AETNA — Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
  • AETNA — Aetna Student Health Insurance
  • AETNA — Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO) Innovation Health: Indemnity
  • AETNA — Aetna USAccess (POS)
  • AETNA — Aetna Worker’s Compensation Network
• UNITED HEALTHCARE 12
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — M.D. IPA (HMO)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — OneNet PPO Inc.
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — Optimum Choice United Healthcare Navigate United Healthcare Compass (HMO)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Healthcare Choice Plus
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Healthcare Choice United Healthcare Core Essential (HMO)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO GEHA Compass Rose)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Healthcare Select HMO – EPO/NPP
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE — United Student Resources
• TRICARE 4
  • TRICARE — Tricare Extra (Indemnity)
  • TRICARE — Tricare Prime
  • TRICARE — Tricare Standard
  • TRICARE — Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
• PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC. 1
  • PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC. (PHCS) — Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
• MEDSTAR SELECT 1
  • MEDSTAR SELECT — MedStar Select
• MEDSTAR MEDICARE CHOICE 1
  • MEDSTAR MEDICARE CHOICE — MedStar Medicare Choice
• MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE 2
  • MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE — MedStar Family Choice – Maryland Health Choice
  • MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE — MedStar Family Choice-DC Healthy Families
• FIRST HEALTH 1
  • FIRST HEALTH (NOW COVENTRY) — FIRST HEALTH
• COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK 4
  • COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK — Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
  • COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK — Coventry Health Care of Virginia
  • COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK — Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
  • COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK — First Health PPO
• CIGNA 6
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — CIGNA EPO PPO and PPO Plus Choice Fund PPO
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA) Network OA POS OA & OA Plus
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — CIGNA Indemnity
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — CIGNA POS/Network POS
  • CIGNA HEALTH CARE — Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
• CAREFIRST 8
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access BlueChoice Open Access Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO POS)
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
  • CAREFIRST — CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
  • CAREFIRST — CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO HealthyBlue PPO