Branum Gage Griswold, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Griswold is a fellowship trained, board certified orthopaedist who specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery. His areas of expertise and special interest include:
- Shoulder and elbow arthritis
- Anatomic, reverse, and hemi-shoulder arthroplasty/replacement
- Rotator cuff injury and repair
- Shoulder pain
- Shoulder dislocation/instability
- Elbow injuries in athletes
- Elbow fractures
- Proximal humerus/shoulder fractures
- Scapula (shoulder blade) injuries
- Acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) joint injuries
- Tendon transfers
- Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery
- Open reconstructive surgery
Dr. Griswold is an active researcher who has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters, and presented at national conferences. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and an American Shoulder and Elbow Society Candidate Member.
Dr. Griswold is committed to a personalized approach to patient care, working closely with each patient to explore both non-operative and surgical treatment options. His goal is to help patients return to the activities they love with minimal pain and maximal function.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Griswold completed a shoulder and elbow fellowship at Western Orthopaedic and Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs.
He also enjoys traveling, fitness, cooking, music, the outdoors, and trying new restaurants.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Broken Elbow
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Replacement
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Humeral Condylar Fracture Open Treatment
- Joint Infection Treatment
- Joint Replacement
- Joint Stabilization
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Broken Elbow
- Collarbone Fracture
- Complications Of Procedures
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Forearm Fracture
- Malunion (IMPROPERLY HEALED FRACTURE)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
Procedures I perform
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bursitis Treatment
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Fracture Reduction
- Fracture Stabilization
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Humeral Condylar Fracture Open Treatment
- Joint Infection Treatment
- Joint Replacement
- Joint Stabilization
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Reposition Humeral Head With Intramedullary Fixation
- Reposition Humeral Shaft With Internal Fixation
- Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Surgery
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Supracondylar Or Transcondylar Fracture Fixation
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Total Joint Replacement
- Ulnar Nerve Release
- Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
Education
Residency: Medical College of Georgia (2023)
Medical School: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (2017)