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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
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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)