Christine T Trankiem, MD| Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery | MedStar Health
Christine T Trankiem

Christine T Trankiem, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Languages: English

(202) 877-3173

About me

Christine Trankiem Wall, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon and critical care surgeon. She is the Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Regional Chief of the same for MedStar Health. Dr. Trankiem serves as state Vice Chair for the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and participates in the education of medical students, physicians in training, and peers. She is Chair of the Code Critical Airway Committee, serves on the Risk Management Committee, and is a member of the Medical Board and Medical Executive Committee of the hospital.

Dr. Trankiem specializes in trauma, general surgery including gastrointestinal and bowel surgery, and surgical critical care. Her clinical interests include trauma surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, necrotizing acute soft tissue infections (or flesh eating bacteria), community violence prevention and outreach, and organ donation. As chief of the Gold Acute Care Surgery Team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Trankiem has an added level of expertise in taking care of patients with seemingly straightforward general surgery issues that may develop into critical care needs. Patients who come to MedStar for care will also be treated by other physicians in the Gold Acute Care Surgery Team, in addition to being treated by Dr. Trankiem.

Dr. Trankiem earned her undergraduate degree from the Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh, pursued post-baccalaureate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained her medical degree from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia and completed her fellowship training with the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Los Angeles County Hospital at the University of Southern California.

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Dr. Trankiem came to Washington, DC for the opportunity to provide advanced trauma and surgical care to area residents. Dr. Trankiem is an advocate for team care. Data shows that a team always outperforms an individual. For this reason, she is passionate about surgical education and critical events team training. When not searching for innovative approaches to care for trauma patients, Dr. Trankiem enjoys spending time with her husband and son hiking, white water rafting, and adventure travelling.

Philosophy of Care

“Mental wellness, spiritual well-being, nutrition, social work and physical therapy are all essential in order to bring the patient as a whole to their best state of health. Through this philosophy, I bring care to my patients in a compassionate and thoughtful way. Communication is the cornerstone of my practice. It is important to me to not only educate and update the patient in order to address their disease but to also communicate with their families.”

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Appendicitis
  • Biliary Colic
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Necrotizing Fasciitis
  • Trauma
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Procedures I perform

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
  • Exploratory Laparotomy
  • Hernia Repair
  • Splenectomy
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Practice locations

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110 Irving Street Northwest
Room 4B39
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5190

Fax 202-877-3173

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Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)

      Carefirst EPO

      CareFirst NASCO

      CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

      CareFirst Administrators

      CareFirst MedStar PPO

      Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)

      CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

      CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

      Carefirst BlueChoice HMO

      CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

      CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

      Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

      Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access

      Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

      HealthyBlue PPO

    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice

      Kaiser Medicare Plus

      Virginia Premier

      Kaiser Signature

      Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member

      Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select

      Kaiser Flexible Choice

      Kaiser Select

      Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO

      Kaiser Select-Added Choice

    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

      United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

      United Choice

      United Erickson Advantage Plans

      United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

      United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

      United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

      United Choice Plus

      United MD IPA (HMO)

      United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

      United Select Plus (POS)

      United Optimum Choice

      UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

      United AARP Medicare Complete

      United Mamsi Life & Health

      United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

      United Student Resources

      D-SNP)

      I-SNP

      United Core Essential (HMO)

      United Golden Rule

      United Navigate

      United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia

      United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

      Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

      Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

      Aetna Managed Choice (POS)

      Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

      Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

      Aetna HMO

      Innovation Health: POS

      Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

      Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

      Innovation Health: POS Plus

      Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

      Innovation Health: Open POS II

      Aetna Student Health Insurance

      Innovation Health: Indemnity

      Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans

      Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

      Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

      Innovation Health: PPO

      Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

      Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

      Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

      Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

    • Cigna Network Open Access

      Cigna Choice Fund PPO

      Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna Preferred Medicare

      Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna HMO Open Access

      Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

      Cigna POS/Network POS

      Cigna PPO and PPO Plus

      Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |

      Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus

      Cigna EPO

      Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)

      Cigna Indemnity

      Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)

      Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

      MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

      MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

    • Tricare for Life East

      Tricare East Select

      Tricare Reserve Select

      Tricare East Prime

    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

    • Medicaid - Virginia

      Medicaid - District of Columbia

      Medicaid - Maryland

    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

      Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

    • Amerigroup DC Alliance

      Amerigroup DC Healthy Families

      WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

    • WellPoint Maryland

    • Police and Fire Clinic

    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families

      AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance

    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)

    • HumanaChoice PPO

      HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO

    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)

    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)

    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

      First Health PPO

      Coventry Health Care of Virginia

      Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship Program: University of Southern California (2007)

Residency Program: Temple University Hospital (2006)

Medical School: Hahnemann University (2001)