Wiemi Abell Douoguih, MD| Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Douoguih is an orthopaedic surgeon and a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute. He serves as Co-Medical Director of MedStar Sports Medicine and Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Georgetown University.
He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA and the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Dr. Douoguih is an alumnus of the Union Memorial Residency Program.
Dr. Douoguih serves as the Chairman of the NBA Research Committee and as Medical Director for both the Mubadala Citi DC Open and Montgomery County Public Schools. He is a consultant for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and NFL Players Association. He served as the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA) and as Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL). He also served as Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Washington Nationals (MLB) for seven years, up through 2015. Dr. Douoguih has also served as assistant team physician for the Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Angels, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks, as well as for the teams of Loyola Marymount University. He has successfully operated on numerous professional and elite athletes in a wide range of sports.
Dr. Douoguih is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds a subspecialty certification in sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, elbow and knee. An award winning researcher who has published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals, he has lectured internationally on various sports medicine topics. Dr. Douoguih was an All-American and Hall of Fame lacrosse player at Washington and Lee University. He also won a national judo championship in 2001.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Procedures
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Knee
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Tendinitis
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scapular Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Slap (SUPERIOR LABRAL FROM ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR) Lesion
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis Of Elbow
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Hip
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Capsulorrhaphy
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Humeral Epicondylar Fracture Open Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy With Fixation, Femur
- Osteotomy, Femur
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Removal Of Implant
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Cuff Reconstruction
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Pain Treatment
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- 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
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
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- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic (2003)
Residency: Memorial Hospital (2002)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doctor Award:2010, 2012, 2014-2020, 2025
- Winner of MHRI Research Symposium First Place Award. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison of tibial inlay suture and bone block fixation. 3rd Annual MedStar Health Research Symposium 2014.
- AOSSM 2013 Aircast Award: Best Basic Science Paper Presented by a Fellow Conjoined Tendon Transfer vs. Modified Bristow in a Glenoid Bone Loss Model: a Biomechanical Study. 2012
- Washington and Lee Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 2017 for Varsity Lacrosse
- Montclair Kimberly Academy Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 2013, Varsity Lacrosse
Team Affiliations
- Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Mystics (WNBA).
- Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL).
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
- An Innovative Approach to ACL Repair Gets Grace Back on the Soccer Field
- Cutting-Edge ACL Repair Helps Ice Hockey Player Return to Her Favorite Pastime
- Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman Undergoes Shoulder Surgery by Dr. Wiemi Douoguih (beckersspine.com)
- Stephen Strasburg undergoes Tommy John surgery - MLB | NBC Sports
- Nationals’ Adam LaRoche to have season-ending shoulder surgery - The Washington Post
- Wizards' John Wall needs Achilles surgery; out another year (apnews.com)
- Wizards' Ian Mahinmi out six weeks with knee procedure | NBA.com
- Drew Storen sidelined indefinitely after elbow surgery - Washington Times
- Washington Post
- Cutting-Edge ACL Repair Puts Patients Back on Top Quickly - Bing video
- Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation - Bing video
- ACL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation - Bing video
- (118) Walker Brand Walks Again at MedStar Health - YouTube
- Postoperative Rehabilitation of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Wiemi A. Douoguih, MD, Jonathan Day, MS, Ehab A. Bahrun, BS, Blake M. Bodendorfer, MD, Christopher Brandt, PTA, ATC, and Austin Looney, MD. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 2021 In Press
- Douoguih WA. Zade R, Bodendorfer B, Siddiqi Y. Outcomes of Selective ACL Repair of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament with Suture Augmentation. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Aug 2020.
- Bachmaier S, DiFelice, GS, Sonnery-Cottet B, Douoguih WA, Smith PA, Pace LJ, Ritter D, Wijdicks CA. Treatment of Acute Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears- Part 1: Gap Formation and Stabilization Potential of Repair Techniques. Orthopedic Journal of Sports Med. January 2020; 8 (1).
- Bachmaier S, DiFelice, GS, Sonnery-Cottet B, Douoguih WA, Smith PA, Pace LJ, Ritter D, Wijdicks CA. Treatment of Acute Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears- Part 2: The Role of Internal Bracing on Gap Formation and Stabilization of Repair Techniques Orthopedic Journal of Sports Med January 2020; 8 (1).
- DiFelice G, Sonnery Cottet B, Smith P, Douoguih, WA, Van der list JP Should we rethink success after ACL surgery? Letter to the editor. Am J Sports Med 2019 47 (10)
- Douoguih WA, Goodwin D, Churchill R, Paulus M, Maxwell A. Conjoined Tendon transfer for Traumatic Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in Patients with Large Bony Defects and Anterior Capsulolabral Deficiency. Arthroscopy 2018; 34: 12-20
- Hassan SE, Parks BG, Douoguih WA, Osbahr DC. Effect of distal ulnar collateral ligament tear pattern on contact forces and valgus stability in the posteromedial compartment of the elbow. Am J Sports Med 2015;43:447-52.
- Douoguih WA, Dolce DL, Lincoln A. Early Cocking Phase Mechanics and Upper Extremity Surgery Risk in Starting Professional Baseball Pitchers. Ortho J Sports Med 2015 3(4): 1-5
- Panchal A, Osbahr DC, Parks BG, Douoguih WA. Conjoined tendon transfer vs modified Bristow in a glenoid bone loss model: a biomechanical study [abstr]. Ortho J Sports Med 1[4S], http://ojs.sagepub.com/content/1-4_suppl/2325967113S00012.abstract. Accessed April 9, 2014.
- Thomas P, Parks B, Douoguih, WA: Anterior Shoulder Instability with Bristow Procedure Versus Conjoined Tendon Transfer Alone in a Simple Soft-Tissue Model. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 26(9): 1189-1194 September 2010
- Douoguih WA: Treatment of Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability in the Contact and Collision Athlete. Current Opinion in Orthopaedic Surgery, 16:82-88, 2005 Hinton RY, Lincoln A, Douoguih WA, Sharma K: Injury Epidemiology of Scholastic-Aged Girls’ and Boys’ Lacrosse: A Three-year Prospective Study. Am J Sports Med, 33:1305-1314, September 2005
- Douoguih WA., Shaffer BS: Avoiding Complications in Arthroscopic Subacromial Space and Instability Surgery. In Ryu RKN ed: Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 12(2): 91-98, 2004
- Lumsden DB; Anderson C; Easley MA, Douoguih WA; Miller SD; Schon LC: Topography of the Distal Tibial Nerve. Foot and Ankle International 24 (9); Sept 2003.
- Tuten, HR; Young CD; Douoguih WA; Lenhardt K; Wilkerson JW; Adelaar RS: Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder in Male Cardiac Surgery Patients. Orthopaedics 23 (7); July 2000.
- Douoguih WA; Sponseller PD. Editors, Frassica FJ; D’Ambrosia RD: Atlanto-Axial Rotatory Displacement. Orthopaedics Hyperguide Fall 2000.
- Tarkington MA, Douoguih WA; Yeomans TD; Magnant CM, Tehan TJ: Evaluating and Managing Post-operative Delirium. Contemporary Urology, November 1993; 5(11): 36-47.