About me
Dr. Anand Murthi is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in shoulder and elbow surgery, who sees patients in Timonium (Baltimore County) and in Baltimore at MedStar Union Memorial. Dr. Murthi received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He completed the internationally recognized fellowship in shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
He is the current section editor for the journal “Current Orthopaedic Practice.” He also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty. He has published and presented numerous research papers on a national and international stage. As a teacher he has been involved in teaching physicians around the country surgical techniques in shoulder and elbow surgery. He is former president and founding member of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (ACESS) group. He is also an elected member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society (ASES), an international group of shoulder and elbow surgeons dedicated to the mission of teaching and research for which he has chaired the Education Committee. Recently he was elected to the Neer Circle of ASES. He currently is a co-chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society which holds an annual regional scientific meeting.
Dr. Murthi has been involved in the development of numerous implants for clinical care. These include total shoulder and reverse shoulder replacement, pyrocarbon resurfacing humerus, proximal humerus fracture plate, clavicle plating system and others. Currently he is involved in designing for robotic assisted shoulder replacement. He and his colleague have also designed the first international shoulder data registry (Shoulder JAM by OBERD).
He is currently the fellowship director for the MedStar Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship program which trains future shoulder specialists. He also directs the Shoulder and Elbow Research programs which is a highly productive clinical, biomechanical, and translational program with numerous publications.
Dr. Murthi specializes in the treatment of:
- complex shoulder and elbow reconstruction
- shoulder and elbow arthritis
- shoulder and elbow replacement surgery
- shoulder and elbow fractures
- rotator cuff pathology
- shoulder and elbow instability (dislocations)
- injuries in the throwing athlete
- neurologic diseases of the shoulder
- arthroscopic surgery
- revision surgery
- repetitive motion disorders
- frozen shoulder
- sports related shoulder and elbow problems.
He has been honored as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Osteoarthritis
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Tennis Elbow
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Ankle Osteonecrosis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Broken Collarbone
- Broken Humerus
- Clavicle Fracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow Fracture And Dislocation
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Loose Bodies
- Elbow Pain
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Muscle Strain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Impingement Syndrome
- Joint Derangement
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Posterior Cervical Spine Injury
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Shoulder
- Scapular Fracture
- 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
- Sprained Shoulder
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Throwing Injury
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Procedures I perform
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Elbow Arthroplasty
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Elbow Interposition Arthroplasty
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Elbow Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Release
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopic Debridement
- Shoulder Bursitis Treatment
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Lateral Epicondylitis Treatment
- Shoulder Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Slap Tear Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- Shoulder Tendon Repair
- Ulnar Nerve Release
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Practice locations
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2118 Greenspring Dr
Ste 210
Timonium, MD, 21093
3333 N Calvert St
Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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 Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University (2001)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2000)
Internship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1995)
Awards
- Top Shoulder Surgeon in USA
- Maryland Orthopaedic Association Top Research Award
- Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly, 2010-2021
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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MedStar Health First to Treat Inoperable Shoulder Injury with Balloon Implant
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Dr. Murthi has been awarded the Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award from 2010-2021.