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Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Temple University School of Medicine (1988)

3580 Joseph Siewick Drive Suite 101
Fairfax, VA 22033

(571) 472-1600

Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD is a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD is affiliated with INOVA HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

Office Locations

3580 Joseph Siewick Drive Suite 101
Fairfax, VA 22033

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

image-guided breast procedures

image guided procedures

minimally invasive procedures

percutaneous procedures

In 2024, Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD had a list price for image-guided breast procedures, image guided procedures, minimally invasive procedures, and percutaneous procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2012 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	51
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	219
excision	71
lymph node procedures	56
nuclear scan	18
open surgery	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2013 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	64
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	266
excision	101
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lymph node procedures	73
open surgery	64

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	20
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2014 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	41
cancer surgery	41
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	322
excision	71
lymph node procedures	56
open surgery	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	24
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2015 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	89
cancer surgery	40
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	398
excision	75
image guided procedures	38
lymph node procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	38
open surgery	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2016 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	72
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	452
excision	63
image guided procedures	33
lymph node procedures	50
minimally invasive procedures	33
open surgery	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	18
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2017 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	84
cancer surgery	42
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	433
excision	73
image guided procedures	42
lymph node procedures	62
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2018 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	110
cancer surgery	56
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	451
excision	101
image guided procedures	30
lymph node procedures	64
minimally invasive procedures	30
open surgery	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
women's imaging	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	22
Hispanic	11
Asian	23
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	20
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2019 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	101
cancer surgery	57
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	507
excision	90
image guided procedures	44
lymph node procedures	66
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	16
Hispanic	11
Asian	28
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	25
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2020 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	106
cancer surgery	64
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	240
excision	102
image guided procedures	42
lymph node procedures	77
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2021 were breast procedures, excision, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	110
cancer surgery	64
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	198
excision	95
image guided procedures	46
lymph node procedures	61
minimally invasive procedures	46
open surgery	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2022 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	129
cancer surgery	66
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	234
excision	115
image guided procedures	49
lymph node procedures	71
minimally invasive procedures	49
open surgery	49

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2023 were breast procedures, excision, cancer surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	120
cancer surgery	69
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	232
excision	93
image guided procedures	51
lymph node procedures	47
minimally invasive procedures	51
open surgery	24

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA during 2024 were breast procedures, cancer surgery, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	42
cancer surgery	23
doctor visit	139
excision	23
image guided procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD in 2024

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Fairfax, VA were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	86
cancer surgery	47
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	314
excision	82
hospital care	43
image guided procedures	39
inpatient care	43
lymph node procedures	60
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	18
open surgery	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
women's imaging	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	3
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	212
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	11
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD treated were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	66

Education & Training

Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1988. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Virginia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fairfax, VA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-13

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Dr Edmiston is excellent. She was very thorough and showed great compassion and attention to detail throughout my appointment.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-11

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Love the staff and Dr at this location

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-27

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Dr Edmiston is outstanding!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-08-23

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Excellent experience

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,185 AlloDerm $914	NATRELLE $271
Genentech USA, Inc.	$115 Perjeta $115
Genentech, Inc.	$100 $100
Solventum Corporation	$22 ACTIV.A.C. $22
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$20 DERMACELL $20
Other	$23 LUX DX $14	SAVI $9

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$888
Food and Beverage	$577

Biography

Dr Kirsten Edmiston is a fellowship-trained breast oncology surgeon. She joined Inova Fairfax Medical Center’s medical staff in 1997. Academically, Dr Edmiston is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Inova campus, teaching students and residents. She has a master’s in population health and a graduate certificate in healthcare quality/safety management from Thomas Jefferson University. She is a successful breast surgeon focused on the multidisciplinary management of patients with benign and malignant breast disease. She enjoys partnering with patients and families to overcome the challenges of breast cancer.