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Office
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007Phone+1 202-444-6161Fax+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
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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
- MIST Therapy's Effectiveness in Wound Bed Preparation and Role of Bacterial Biofilm in Chronic, Non-healing Wounds Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
- Study Evaluating AWBAT-D Versus the Standard of Care of Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 134 citationsWHS guidelines update: Diabetic foot ulcer treatment guidelines.Lawrence A. Lavery, Kathryn Davis, Sandra J. Berriman, Liza R. Braun, Adam Nichols
Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2016-01-01 - 11 citationsIndirect Endovascular Revascularization via Collaterals: A New Classification to Predict Wound Healing and Limb SalvageJenna C. Bekeny, Abdullah Alfawaz, Jonathan Day, Christopher E. Attinger, Kenneth L. Fan
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2021-05-01 - 933 citationsThe basic science of wound healing.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
Press Mentions
- Leading Foot and Ankle Medical Practice Adds Three New PodiatristsAugust 3rd, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society for Reconstructive MicrosurgeryMember
- Association of Diabetic Foot SurgeonsMember
- American Association of Plastic SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- French, Spanish
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