Jeffrey V Mayer, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Jeffrey Mayer, MD, CAQSM, is a board-certified fellowship trained primary care sports medicine physician who treats athletes and active patients of all ages and skill levels. He sees patients at Waugh Chapel and MedStar Harbor Hospital. Dr. Mayer specializes in the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, as well as medical issues that are specific to sports and exercise.
Dr. Mayer has vast experience treating athletes from a variety of sports. Currently, he is a team physician for the Baltimore Orioles (MLB); the Bowie Baysox (the Orioles’ AA affiliate); the Maryland Jockey Commission; and Arundel, Crofton, Chesapeake, Glen Burnie, Meade, North County, and Northeast high schools in Anne Arundel County. Furthermore, Dr. Mayer serves as a team physician for Mount Saint Joseph High School (class of 1999) and Archbishop Spalding High School. Dr. Mayer is also a medical consultant to the Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) and Team Maryland (the Black Bears’ EHL affiliate). Previously, he was a team physician for the Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) and the Washington Valor (AFL, now dissolved).
During his fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the University of Maryland Medical System, he assisted the head team physician in the medical care of the Baltimore Ravens. Furthermore, he was an assistant team physician for the University of Maryland Terrapins, the UMBC Retrievers, and Coppin State University Eagles.
Dr. Mayer received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, and earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Family Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC and was elected Chief Resident.
He was board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in 2011 and earned the Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine in 2012.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Golf Medicine
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Concussion
- Superficial Knee Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cartilage Injury
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathies
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger Sprains
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Jumper's Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pitcher's Elbow
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Shin Splint
- 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
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spondylopathies
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Hernia
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Swimmer's Shoulder
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Joint Sprain
- 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
- Ankle Physical Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Injury Rehabilitation
- Elbow Orthotics
- Fatigue Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Flexibility Exercises
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Golf Medicine
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Rehabilitation
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Mobilization
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
- Ligament Strengthening
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Muscle Injection
- Muscle Stimulation
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Prosthetic Training
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Orthotics
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Spine Orthotics
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Tendon Transplantation
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Trigger Point Injection
- Weight Management Program
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2012)
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- 2021 Maryland Athletic Training Association William B Howard Team Physician Award