ChristopherErnstAttingerMD

Plastic Surgery • Washington, DC

Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Wound Healing

Professor, Plastic Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University

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Office
3800 Reservoir Rd
Washington, DC 20007
Phone+1 202-444-9686

Fax+1 202-444-0300
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Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 1989 - 1990
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Plastic Surgery, 1987 - 1989
Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1986 - 1987
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1981, MD, cum laude

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1987 - Present
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
DC State Medical License 1990 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1991 - 2024
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2019
Top Doctors:Washington DC Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2019
Roger Pecoraro Award American Diabetes Association, 2013
Edward James Olmos Award for Advocacy in Amputation Prevention DFCon, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Safety & Efficacy Study for the Use of Extracorporeal Shockwaves in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
MIST Therapy's Effectiveness in Wound Bed Preparation and Role of Bacterial Biofilm in Chronic, Non-healing Wounds Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Study Evaluating AWBAT-D Versus the Standard of Care of Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
VAC NPWT KCI Dressing Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Determination of the Pathophysicologic Collagen Changes in the Diabetic Achilles Tendon Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Completed
Pilot Study to Determine Percent Tissue Perfusion and Cellular Viability Using SPY Imaging Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
ActiV.A.C.+ Compression Therapy Versus Compression Therapy Alone for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcerations Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
A Pilot RCT of Veraflo With Prontosan vs VAC in Wounds Requiring Operative Debridement Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Comparing Outcomes for Prontosan Versus Normal Saline for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Investigation of a Novel Wound Gel to Improve Wound Healing in Chronic Wounds Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 19
Completed
Phase 4
Bacterial Load for Integra™ in Operative Wounds Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 14
Recruiting
Evaluating the Outcomes for Incisional Application of Negative Pressure for Nontraumatic Amputations Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The "Woundosome" Concept and Its Impact on Procedural Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
Lorenzo Patrone, Edoardo Pasqui, Michael S Conte, Alik Farber, Roberto Ferraresi, Matthew Menard, Joseph L Mills, John Rundback, Peter Schneider, August Ysa, Kumar Abh...> ;Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2024 Mar 25
Postoperative Glycemic Response in High-Risk Type II Diabetics Receiving Below-Knee Amputation: Does Intraoperative Dexamethasone Make an Impact?
Samuel S Huffman, Lauren E Berger, Heather Huo, Alison L Hill, Rebecca K Yamamoto, Kelli True, Russell T Wall, Karen K Evans, Grant M Kleiber, Richard C Youn, Christop...> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 Sep 23
To Mesh or Not to Mesh: What Is the Ideal Meshing Ratio for Split Thickness Skin Grafting of the Lower Extremity?
Stephanie E Shin, Daisy Spoer, Garrett Franzoni, Lauren Berger, Alison Hill, Adaah A Sayyed, Niki Noe, John S Steinberg, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 Aug 22
The Use of Flap Techniques to Preserve Limb Length in Patients with Transmetatarsal Amputations.
Romina Deldar, Adaah A Sayyed, Gina Cach, Christopher Choi, Firras Garada, Jayson N Atves, John S Steinberg, Kenneth L Fan, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
Retrospective review of complications and outcomes in COVID-19-positive patients with comorbidities undergoing limb salvage procedures in a tertiary care wound center.
Daisy Spoer, Romina Deldar, JiMin Ko, Aleek L Aintablian, Cameron Akbari, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans, Bovill, J., John D Bovill, Lauren E Berger, Samuel S H...> ;Wounds. 2023 Jun 1
Financial Toxicity of Lower Extremity Amputation: Providing Supportive Services as Part of a Multidisciplinary Care Model.
Gina Cach, Zoë K Haffner, Paige Dekker, Kenneth L Fan, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
A Comparative Analysis of Functional and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Lisfranc and Chopart Amputations in High-Risk Limb Salvage Patients.
Lauren E Berger, Daisy L Spoer, Samuel S Huffman, Elias Khayat, Christian X Lava, Cameron M Akbari, Jayson N Atves, John S Steinberg, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K E...> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 May 7
1 citations
Primary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Above-Knee Amputations in Patients with Unsalvageable Limbs from Limb-Threatening Ischemia or Infection.
Brian L Chang, Alison L Hill, Joshua Mondshine, Patrick W Harbour, Nicole C Episalla, Christopher E Attinger, Grant M Kleiber> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024 Feb 1
New and Recurrent Ulcerations after Free Tissue Transfer with Partial Bony Resection in Chronic Foot Wounds within a Comorbid Population.
Priya Bhardwaj, Elizabeth G Zolper, Andrew I Abadeer, Kevin G Kim, Christopher E Attinger, Jayson N Atves, Kenneth L Fan, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
Free Tissue Transfer to the Lower Extremity in the Setting of Thrombocytosis and the Role of Antiplatelet Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Samuel S Huffman, Daisy L Spoer, Stephanie Shin, Brian N Truong, Nisha Gupta, Christopher E Attinger, Cameron M Akbari, Karen K Evans, Berger, L., Bovill, J.> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024 Jan 1
The application of targeted muscle reinnervation in lower extremity amputations: A systematic review.
Lauren E Berger, Stephanie Shin, Zoë K Haffner, Samuel S Huffman, Daisy L Spoer, Adaah A Sayyed, Garrett Franzoni, Jenna C Bekeny, Christopher E Attinger, Grant M Kleiber> ;Microsurgery. 2023 Oct 1
Perioperative evaluation of nutritional status to predict complications in patients with major lower extremity amputation.
Daisy L Spoer, Stephanie E Shin, Kevin G Kim, Zoë K Haffner, Kirsten S Linnartz, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;Wounds. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
A comparative analysis of fasciocutaneous versus muscle free flaps in peripheral vascular disease patients.
John D Bovill, Adaah A Sayyed, Samuel S Huffman, Romina Deldar, Zoë K Haffner, Brian N Truong, Nisha Gupta, Christopher E Attinger, Cameron M Akbari, Karen K Evans> ;Microsurgery. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Amputation Acceptance: A Survey of Factors Influencing the Decision to Undergo Lower Extremity Amputation.
Gina Cach, Ashley E Rogers, Daisy L Spoer, Adaah A Sayyed, Romina Deldar, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 Jan 11
2 citations
Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Who Undergo Free Flap Reconstruction for Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds.
John D Bovill, Samuel S Huffman, Romina Deldar, Adaah A Sayyed, Nisha J Gupta, Brian N Truong, Jenna C Bekeny, Christopher E Attinger, Cameron N Akbari, Karen K Evans> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
Neither Antiplatelet nor Anticoagulant Therapy Increases Graft Failure after Split-thickness Skin Grafting.
Elliot T Walters, Kevin G Kim, Paige K Dekker, Gregory P Stimac, Shyamin Mehra, Tammer Elmarsafi, John S Steinberg, Christopher E Attinger, Paul J Kim, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2022 Dec 1
Vascular Anatomy of the Anteromedial Thigh Flap: A Systematic Review.
Adaah A Sayyed, Areeg A Abu El Hawa, Samuel S Huffman, Romina Deldar, Jenna C Bekeny, Christopher E Attinger, Kenneth L Fan, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2022 Oct 1
Effect of Function-Based Approach to Nontraumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation on 5-Year Mortality.
Elizabeth G Zolper, Romina Deldar, Zoe K Haffner, Adaah A Sayyed, Dean H Meshkin, Christine B Hill, Jenna C Bekeny, Kenneth L Fan, Karen K Evans, Christopher E Attinger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 Sep 1
Wellness for the Wounded: Mental Health Care in the Diabetic Limb Salvage Team.
Areeg A Abu El Hawa, Zoë K Haffner, Jenna C Bekeny, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Expanding Criteria for Limb Salvage in Comorbid Patients with Nonhealing Wounds: The MedStar Georgetown Protocol and Lessons Learned after 200 Lower Extremity Free Flaps.
Manas Nigam, Elizabeth G Zolper, Banafsheh Sharif-Askary, Salma A Abdou, Karina Charipova, Jenna C Bekeny, Kenneth L Fan, John S Steinberg, Christopher E Attinger, Kar...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Composite Free Tissue Transfer for Reconstruction of Lower Extremity Tendon Injuries: A Systematic Review.
Adaah A Sayyed, Jenna C Bekeny, Jonathan Day, Christopher E Attinger, Kenneth L Fan, Karen K Evans> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Functional and Patient-reported Outcomes following Transmetatarsal Amputation in High-risk Limb Salvage Patients.
Romina Deldar, Gina Cach, Adaah A Sayyed, Brian N Truong, Emily Kim, Jayson N Atves, John S Steinberg, Karen K Evans, Christopher E Attinger> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2022 May 1
Free flap reconstruction of plantar weight-bearing heel defects: Long-term functional and patient-reported outcomes.
Adaah A Sayyed, Romina Deldar, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans, Towfighi, P.> ;Microsurgery. 2022 Sep 1
7 citations
Incidence and Nerve Distribution of Symptomatic Neuromas and Phantom Limb Pain after Below-Knee Amputation.
Brian L Chang, Josh Mondshine, Christopher M Fleury, Christopher E Attinger, Grant M Kleiber> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022 Apr 1
A Focus on Amputation Level: Factors Preventing Length Preservation in the National Inpatient Sample.
Kenneth L Fan, Jenna C Bekeny, Christopher J Kennedy, Elizabeth G Zolper, John S Steinberg, Christopher E Attinger, Karen K Evans, Derek DeLia> ;Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2022 Mar 16
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Journal Articles

Angiosomes of the foot and ankle and clinical implications for limb salvage: reconstruction, incisions, and revascularization .
Attinger CE, Evans KK, Bulan E, Blume P, Cooper P., Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Jun;117(7 Suppl):261S-293S, 6/2006

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