Matthew R. Hansen, MD| Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Matthew Hansen, MD, is director of the Center for Interventional Pain Management at MedStar Franklin Square. In addition to MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Dr. Hansen also treats patients at MedStar's Bel Air medical campus. Dr. Hansen received his bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and his doctoral degree from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed an internship at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, PA; a residency in anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; and a fellowship in pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH, where he also served as chief fellow. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
A sampling of his publications can be found as contributing author to Interventional Pain Medicine and Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Fibromyalgia
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fibromyalgia
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Strain
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteoarthritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Dysport Injections
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Molst Discussions
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Ablation
- Nerve Block
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2011)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2010)
Internship: Reading Hospital and Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2006)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2014-2019 White Mountain Institute Award