About me
Walter C. Hembree, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery. He sees patients in Frederick, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, at MedStar Harbor Hospital, and at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. He is also the director of the foot and ankle fellowship at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree’s treatment philosophy is to assist patients in making informed, evidence-based decisions about their care, and to only use surgery as a last resort option. His clinical interests include total ankle replacement; foot and ankle sports injuries, trauma, and arthritis; flatfoot deformity; and forefoot and bunion surgery. He is excited to be a part of the research-driven academic foot and ankle program at Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bunions
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Hammertoes
- Heel Tendon Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Bursitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Nerve Damage
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Spur
- Bunionettes
- Bunions
- Charcot
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Dislocation
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Problems
- Foot Tendonitis
- Hammertoes
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Morton's Neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Stress Fracture
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Joint Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Surgery
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bunion Correction
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Fracture Surgery
- Hammertoe Correction
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Neuroma Excision
- Orthopedic Bracing
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-6530Fax 410-554-2959
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital (2012)
Residency: Duke University Hospital (2011)
Medical School: Duke University (2006)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023, 2025