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
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture Reduction
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningitis
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Revision Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Instability
- Thumb Synovitis
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
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- 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
Practice locations
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9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 220
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
2410 Evergreen Rd
Gambrills, MD, 21054
2 Loveton Cir
Sparks, MD, 21152
412 Malcolm Dr
Ste 200
Westminster, MD, 21157
3333 N Calvert St
Ste 655
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
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.