Andrew Morris Tucker, MD| Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Andrew Tucker is the Medical Director of MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine and co-Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Tucker is a primary care physician, fellowship trained in sports medicine. His special interests include musculoskeletal injuries, evaluation of non-surgical orthopedic problems, and concussions.
Dr. Tucker is head team physician for the Baltimore Ravens, and is Past President of the NFL Physicians' Society. Read more about his expertise from the Baltimore Ravens.
Awards
Dr. Tucker was named a 2020 “Top Doc” by Baltimore magazine for Sports Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Pain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Arm Fracture
- Arm Injury
- Athletic Pubalgia
- Bicep Injury
- Bicep Tear
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
- Clavicle Fracture
- Compartment Syndrome
- Concussion
- Dislocated Patella
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Finger Sprain
- Foot Injury
- Gluteal Injury
- Hamstring Injury
- Hand Tendonitis
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Hip Click
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Injury
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Insertional Tendonitis
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Clunk Syndrome
- Knee Injury
- Knee Instability
- Knee Pain
- Knee Pain For Patients Aged Younger Than 60
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Leg Injury
- Ligament Injury
- Locking Knee
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Meniscus Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Nutrition And Supplement Issues
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Paratenonitis
- Patella Dislocation
- Patellar Instability
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Quadriceps Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Scapular Dyskinesis
- Separated Shoulder
- Sesamoiditis
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Impingement
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Snapping Hip Syndrome
- Sports Related Ankle Injury
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Throwing Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Twisted Ankle
Procedures I perform
- Exercise Prescription
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Orthopedic Stem Cell Regeneration
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection
- Stem Cell Treatment For Joint Disease
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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open POS II
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Open HMO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship Program: Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center (1990)
Fellowship Program: American Sports Medicine Institute (1990)
Residency Program: Baptist Hospital Nashville (1989)
Medical School: Southern Illinois Univ. School of Medicine (1986)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2015, 2017, & 2020