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 NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone+1 202-444-6161

Fax+1 202-444-0300

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
MD State Medical License 1991 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
DC State Medical License 1990 - 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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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

78 citations
Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation: International consensus guidelines update.
Paul J. Kim, Christopher E. Attinger, Thomas Constantine, Brett D. Crist, Elizabeth Faust
International Wound Journal. 2020-02-01
164 citations
The mechanisms of action of vacuum assisted closure: more to learn.
Dennis P. Orgill, Ernest K. Manders, Bauer E. Sumpio, Raphael C. Lee, Christopher E. Attinger
Surgery. 2009-07-01
431 citations
Wound healing: an overview.
George Broughton, Jeffrey E. Janis, Christopher E. Attinger
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006-06-01

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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