Brendan Eugene Dempsey, MD| Family Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Family Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Brendan Dempsey, MD, MS is a fellowship trained physician specializing in sports medicine. He sees his patients in Annapolis and at MedStar Harbor Hospital.
Dr. Dempsey is the head team physician for Goucher College, a team physician for Morgan State University, and a physician at MedStar Health Urgent Care.
As a sports medicine physician, Dr. Dempsey provides non-surgical care for active patients. From head to toe, he specializes in musculoskeletal injuries and non-operative orthopedic care.
Dr. Dempsey received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and earned his medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He completed his Family Medicine Residency on the Sports Medicine Track with the Allegheny Health Network where he was elected Chief Resident.
He then went on to complete Sports Medicine Fellowship with the University of Maryland where he worked with the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, the Maryland Terrapins, UMBC Retrievers and the Coppin State Eagles.
He was named by the Pennsylvania Medical Society as a “Top 40 Physician Under 40.” He was inducted into AOA, the Medical Honors Society. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fatigue Management
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Concussion
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Bone Disorders
- Chest Injury
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathies
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pointer
- Joint Disorder
- Jumper's Knee
- Knee Bursitis
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Leg Injury
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plica Syndrome
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Concussion
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Bone Repair
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Fatigue Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Resurfacing
- Muscle Injection
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Self-Care Training
- Spine Orthotics
- Stress Reduction
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Work Hardening
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Network OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (2023)
Medical School: Dartmouth College (2020)