Bryan Thomas Murtaugh, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
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Bryan Thomas Murtaugh

Bryan Thomas Murtaugh, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (1061 reviews)

Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine

Languages: English

202-829-2632

About me

Bryan Murtaugh, MD, is the Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network and Program Director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He also serves as an Assistant Professor for Georgetown University School of Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Murtaugh is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Sports Medicine, and he is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, and the Spine Intervention Society. 

Dr. Murtaugh specializes in Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Spine Medicine, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Concussions, Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic Guided Interventional Spine, Joint, and Nerve procedures, Tendon Debridement, and Orthobiologic procedures, including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). 

Dr. Murtaugh has substantial involvement with local professional sports teams and serves as the Head Primary Care Team Physician for the Washington Wizards. In addition, he has also been a Team Physician for the Washington Mystics. Dr. Murtaugh also serves as Team Physician for the Catholic University of America and Trinity University Athletic programs. 

Dr. Murtaugh received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his internship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He completed his residency in PM&R at the Northwestern McGaw Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Dr. Murtaugh also completed fellowship training in Sports and Spine Medicine at the Northwestern McGaw Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he provided medical coverage for Northwestern University athletic teams. 

Dr. Murtaugh has been named a Washingtonian Top Doctor. 

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
  • Ankle And Foot Fracture
  • Ankle And Foot Injury
  • Arthropathy
  • Biomechanical Lesions
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Bone Discontinuity
  • Bone Disorders
  • Bursopathy
  • Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
  • Cartilage Disorder
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Chest Injury
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Deforming Dorsopathies
  • Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
  • Dorsalgia
  • Dorsopathies
  • Early Complications Of Trauma
  • Enthesopathies
  • Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • Hand And Wrist Fracture
  • Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
  • Hip Pain
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Joint Derangement
  • Joint Derangement Of Knee
  • Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
  • Knee Pain
  • Lower Leg Injury
  • Mononeuropathies
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
  • Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
  • Shoulder Burns
  • Shoulder Fracture
  • Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spondylopathies
  • Spondylosis
  • Subcortical Infarction
  • Synovium And Tendon Disorder
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Thumb Synovitis
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
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Procedures I perform

  • Arthrocentesis
  • Hip Tenotomy
  • Tenotomy
  • Trigger Point Injection
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Practice locations

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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-1621
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Fax 202-829-2632

1120 20th St NW
Ste 115
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000
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Fax 202-416-2001

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Medicare FFS
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Medicare Direct
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Choice POS II
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Employee Health Plan
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • IH-Open HMO
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna Basic
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • OA Plus
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • United Student Resources
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CIGNA PPO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Choice POS
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Network OA
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Sentara Health
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • IH-POS Plus
    • IH-HMO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Beech Street PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Navigate
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Optimum Choice
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • HighMark
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • IH-POS
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna HMO
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • TRICARE East Select
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • POS OA
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2013)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2012)

Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2009)

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2008)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • May 31, 2026

    Dr. Murtaugh is awesome and cares about his patients, Listens to your concerns, understand s, very detailed and asks questions also, tell you about the difference options, very patience with you. He has a heart of gold. Excellent work performance. Would recommend him to everyone. KUDOS

  • May 21, 2026

    Excellent

  • Apr 9, 2026

    Good