About me
Dr. Kevin O’Malley is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery and Chief of Orthopedic Hand Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His areas of special interest and surgical expertise include:
- Treatment of acute upper extremity trauma
- Hand, wrist and elbow arthroscopy
- Fracture care
- Soft-tissue reconstruction, including tendon transfers, nerve repair, and soft tissue coverage
- Surgical treatment of arthritis affecting the wrist, elbow, and shoulder
He approaches clinical care with the understanding that he is caring for the whole person, not just the hand and upper extremity. He emphasizes taking time to listen to patients to find treatment plans tailored to each individual patient's life and goals.
Dr. O’Malley has presented at conferences on hand and upper extremity surgery and trauma and is involved in ongoing research on these topics. He previously served as a clinical instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Outside of the office, Dr. O'Malley enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the outdoors.
Credentials
Medical Degree: Georgetown University Medical School
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Tufts University Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Joint Sprain
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Wrist
- Arthropathy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bunion Deformity
- Bursopathy
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger Cysts
- Finger Injury
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Sprains
- Finger Tendonitis
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm Blood Vessel Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Ganglion Cysts
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation
- Hand Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of The Finger
- Osteoarthritis Of Thumb
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Amputation
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thumb Arthritis
- Thumb Laceration
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Amputation
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Ganglion Cyst
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Laceration
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
- Wrist Blood Vessel Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Replacement
- Articular Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpometacarpal Dislocation Treatment
- Closed Treatment Of Radial Head Subluxation
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Digital Ray Amputation
- Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Elbow Joint Replacement
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Finger Contracture Release
- Hand Fracture External Fixation
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Replacement Of The Hand
- Lunate Dislocation Treatment
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpal Reposition With Internal Fixation
- Olecranon Fracture Fixation
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radial Head Fracture Fixation
- Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radius Reposition With Internal Fixation
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Synovectomy Of Tendon Sheath
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendon Sheath Drainage
- Tenolysis
- Thumb Arthroplasty
- Trigger Finger Treatment
- Ulnar Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
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 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University of Portland (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- Hugh H. Hussey Medical Student Teaching Award
- String of Pearls Resident Teaching Award
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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O’Malley, K, Conroy, C, Hattwick, E. Median nerve entrapment in fracture callus in setting of Riche-Cannieu anastomosis. Poster presentation at the 2019 Virginia Orthopaedic Society Meeting.
McDaniel, C, O’Malley, K, Kessler, M. Effect of Surgical Approach on Complication Rates in Distal Biceps Tendon Repair: A Systematic Review. Oral Presentation at the 2019 American Association for Hand Surgery Conference.
O’Malley, K, Kent, T, Argintar, E. “Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete.” Adaptive Sports Medicine: A Clinical Guide, Springer, 2017.
Hymes, R, O’Malley, K, Ramsey, L, Marcel, J, Malekzadeh, A. The Impact of Orthopaedic Implants on Airport Security in a Post 9/11 World. Poster presentation at the 2016 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Jones, P, Ji Y.M, O’Malley, K, Nesti, L. Heterotopic ossification of a peripheral nerve following blast injury. Poster presentation at the 2015 American Society for Peripheral Nerve.
Jones, P, Ji Y.M, O’Malley, K, Nesti, L. Heterotopic ossification of a peripheral nerve following blast injury. Poster presentation at the 2014 Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Anderssohn, A.M, Cox, K, O’Malley, K, Dees, S, Hosseini, M, Boren, L, Wagner, A, Bradley, JM, Kelley, MJ, Acott, TS. Molecular Chaperone Function for Myocilin. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2011, 52:7548-7555.
O’Malley, K. Myocilin Molecular Chaperone Function, oral presentation at the 2008 M.J. Murdock Regional Research Conference, Tacoma, WA
O’Malley, K. The Enzymatic Activity of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Following Thermal Denaturation, poster presentation at the 2007 M.J. Murdock Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salem, OR
O’Malley, K., Churchill, R., Henn, C. “Post-Traumatic Arthritis of the Elbow.” Post-Traumatic Arthritis, Jaypee.
O’Malley, K., McDaniel, C. Chang, E. “Biceps and Triceps Injuries.” Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 7th Ed. Elsevier.