Brendan Eugene Dempsey, MD| Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Brendan Dempsey, MD, MS is a fellowship trained physician specializing in sports medicine. He sees his patients in Annapolis and at MedStar Harbor Hospital.
Dr. Dempsey is the head team physician for Goucher College, a team physician for Morgan State University, and a physician at MedStar Health Urgent Care.
As a sports medicine physician, Dr. Dempsey provides non-surgical care for active patients. From head to toe, he specializes in musculoskeletal injuries and non-operative orthopedic care.
Dr. Dempsey received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and earned his medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He completed his Family Medicine Residency on the Sports Medicine Track with the Allegheny Health Network where he was elected Chief Resident.
He then went on to complete Sports Medicine Fellowship with the University of Maryland where he worked with the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, the Maryland Terrapins, UMBC Retrievers and the Coppin State Eagles.
He was named by the Pennsylvania Medical Society as a “Top 40 Physician Under 40.” He was inducted into AOA, the Medical Honors Society. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fatigue Management
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Concussion
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Chest Injury
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathies
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pointer
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Jumper's Knee
- Knee Bursitis
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Leg Injury
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plica Syndrome
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Concussion
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Bone Repair
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Fatigue Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Resurfacing
- Muscle Injection
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Self-Care Training
- Spine Orthotics
- Stress Reduction
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Work Hardening
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
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (2023)
Medical School: Dartmouth College (2020)