William Hugh Baugher, MD| Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Baugher is an orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, shoulder, hand, wrist, and arthroscopy.
Dr. Baugher received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. He completed his general surgery training at Barnes Hospital, Washington University, and his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, as well as a hand surgery fellowship at NYU-Bellevue and Cabrini Hospitals.
Dr. Baugher is an attending hand surgeon and consultant for outpatient clinics and surgical cases with the residents and fellows. He is the attending surgeon for the Upper Extremity Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is actively involved in direct surgical education and didactic lectures. Dr. Baugher specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder, hand, and wrist. He serves as team physician for Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Clinical areas of focus
- Capsulotomy Of Wrist
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Sprain
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Amputation Of Hand
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Cancer Of The Hand
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint Arthritis
- Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
- Congenital Hand Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Contractures Of The Skin
- Crush Injury Of The Hand
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Dorsal Spine Fracture
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Infection
- Finger Injury
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Reconstruction
- Finger Sprains
- Finger Tendonitis
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Ganglion Cysts
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Burn Reconstruction
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Infection
- Hand Instability
- Hand Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Head Injury
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Replantation Of Fingers
- Revascularization Of The Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Superficial Frostbite
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendon Damage In The Hand
- Tendonitis Of The Hand
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thumb Arthritis
- Thumb Infection
- Thumb Synovitis
- Trigger Finger
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
- Wrist Blood Vessel Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Articular Fracture Treatment
- Bone Graft
- Capsulotomy Of Wrist
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Carpectomy
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpectomy Of One Bone
- Carpometacarpal Dislocation Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Digital Neuroplasty
- Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Excision Of Bone Cyst Or Tumor
- Excision Of Bone Cyst Or Tumor Of Radius Or Ulna
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Fasciectomy
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Femoral Nerve Reposition
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Finger Contracture Release
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Ganglion Excision
- Hand Tendon Excision
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Nerve Conduit
- Neuroma Excision
- Neuroma Excision, Digital Nerve
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radical Excision Of Bursa Or Synovia
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Sheath Drainage
- Tendon Sheath Excision
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tenolysis
- Trapezium Arthroplasty
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hand Surgery
Fellowship: Cabrini Medical Center (1980)
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (1979)
Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1978)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1974)
Internship: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1973)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1972)