About me
Thomas Ring, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified total joint replacement surgeon who practices at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute in Timonium and at the Hip and Knee Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. After six years of clinical practice in Pennsylvania, he has returned to Baltimore and joined MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
In addition to his medical education, Dr. Ring also earned a masters’ degree in biomedical engineering. Dr. Ring applies an engineering mindset to each of his reconstruction patients to choose the best possible treatment based on each individual's unique anatomy and personal goals. He has years of experience with Makoplasty robotic procedures and is fellowship trained in computer-aided navigation. As a former Division 1 all-conference athlete and former marathoner, he understands the importance of optimal physical function and seeks to achieve this in each of his patients.
He is an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery through 2025.
Clinical areas of focus
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Arthropathy
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bone Debridement
- Bone Repair
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Conversion Of Previous Hip Surgery
- Core Decompression
- Elbow Arthrocentesis
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation
- Femur Excision
- Femur Fixation Removal
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Bursa Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Joint Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovial Biopsy
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Hip Bursa Injection
- Hip Disarticulation With Internal Fixation
- Hip Distraction
- Hip External Fixation
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty With Internal Fixation
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Joint Liner
- Hip Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Fixation
- Hip Meniscus Transplantation With External Fixation
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Tenotomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Joint Drainage
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microsurgery
- Muscle Injection
- Open Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Patella Arthroplasty With Prosthesis
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Quadriceps Release
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthrography
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Total Hip Replacement
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 101 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2850Fax 667-261-6062
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Medicare FFS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Buffalo (2013)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2012)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2007)