About me
Dr. Anand Murthi is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in shoulder and elbow surgery, who sees patients in Timonium (Baltimore County) and in Baltimore at MedStar Union Memorial. Dr. Murthi received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He completed the internationally recognized fellowship in shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
He is the current section editor for the journal “Current Orthopaedic Practice.” He also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty. He has published and presented numerous research papers on a national and international stage. As a teacher he has been involved in teaching physicians around the country surgical techniques in shoulder and elbow surgery. He is former president and founding member of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (ACESS) group. He is also an elected member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society (ASES), an international group of shoulder and elbow surgeons dedicated to the mission of teaching and research for which he has chaired the Education Committee. Recently he was elected to the Neer Circle of ASES. He currently is a co-chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society which holds an annual regional scientific meeting.
Dr. Murthi has been involved in the development of numerous implants for clinical care. These include total shoulder and reverse shoulder replacement, pyrocarbon resurfacing humerus, proximal humerus fracture plate, clavicle plating system and others. Currently he is involved in designing for robotic assisted shoulder replacement. He and his colleague have also designed the first international shoulder data registry (Shoulder JAM by OBERD).
He is currently the fellowship director for the MedStar Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship program which trains future shoulder specialists. He also directs the Shoulder and Elbow Research programs which is a highly productive clinical, biomechanical, and translational program with numerous publications.
Dr. Murthi specializes in the treatment of:
- complex shoulder and elbow reconstruction
- shoulder and elbow arthritis
- shoulder and elbow replacement surgery
- shoulder and elbow fractures
- rotator cuff pathology
- shoulder and elbow instability (dislocations)
- injuries in the throwing athlete
- neurologic diseases of the shoulder
- arthroscopic surgery
- revision surgery
- repetitive motion disorders
- frozen shoulder
- sports related shoulder and elbow problems.
He has been honored as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly.
Clinical areas of focus
- Clavicle Fracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Labral Tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Tendon Repair
- Tennis Elbow
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Ankle Osteonecrosis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Broken Collarbone
- Broken Humerus
- Clavicle Fracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow Fracture And Dislocation
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Loose Bodies
- Elbow Pain
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Muscle Strain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Impingement Syndrome
- Joint Derangement
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Posterior Cervical Spine Injury
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Shoulder
- Scapular Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sprained Shoulder
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Throwing Injury
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Procedures I perform
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Elbow Arthroplasty
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Elbow Interposition Arthroplasty
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Elbow Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Release
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopic Debridement
- Shoulder Bursitis Treatment
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Lateral Epicondylitis Treatment
- Shoulder Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Slap Tear Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- Shoulder Tendon Repair
- Ulnar Nerve Release
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-4382Fax 667-359-6844
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 Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University (2001)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2000)
Internship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1995)
Awards
- Top Shoulder Surgeon in USA
- Maryland Orthopaedic Association Top Research Award
- Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly, 2010-2021
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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MedStar Health First to Treat Inoperable Shoulder Injury with Balloon Implant
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Dr. Murthi has been awarded the Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award from 2010-2021.