Bradley William Moatz, AGRC MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Bradley Moatz, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon. He sees patients in Ellicott City / Columbia, Hunt Valley, Timonium, Westminster, MedStar Harbor Hospital and at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Dr. Moatz’s clinical interests include spinal stenosis and degenerative spine conditions. He takes great pride in restoring functional movement to his patients and improving their quality of life.
Dr. Moatz, who completed one of the nation’s top-ranked spine fellowships at Emory University, is an accomplished author who has earned many academic honors. These honors include acceptance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, which indicates superior academic performance, leadership, professionalism and a firm sense of ethics, future promise, and a commitment to service during medical school. He was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society as an undergraduate.
Dr. Moatz’s current research includes studies on multi-level cervical discectomies and fusions and on the biomechanics of a modular nucleus replacement system. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and Maryland Orthopaedic Association.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture Reduction
- Spine Revision Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Lordosis
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Revision Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Spine Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Replacement Revision
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Stabilization
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Balance Restoration
- Spinal Bone Grafting
- Spinal Deformity Correction In Adolescents
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Facet Joint Pain Treatment
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Pain Relief
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stabilization
- Spine Fracture Reduction
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Emory University (2015)
Residency: Memorial Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University (2008)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University (2004)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.