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
- Ankle Pain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Disorders
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Acromioclavicular Fracture
- Acute Sports Related Back Pain
- Adductor Muscle Injury
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Ankle Tear
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Arm Fracture
- Arm Injury
- Arthritis Of Knee
- Arthritis Of The Foot And Ankle
- Athletic Pubalgia
- Base Of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture
- Bicep Injury
- Bicep Pain
- Bicep Tear
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Bilateral Osteoarthritis Of The Hip
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Buckle Fracture
- Bursitis
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Calf Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cartilage Injury
- Cartilage Tear
- Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
- Clavicle Fracture
- Coccyx Fracture
- Coccyx Injury
- Colles Fracture
- Compartment Syndrome
- Compression Fracture
- Concussion
- Dance Related Injury
- Degenerative Joint Disease
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hip
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Knee
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Shoulder
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
- Dislocated Patella
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Ligament Tear
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Equestrian Injuries
- Exertional Leg Pain
- Fibula Fracture
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Injury
- Finger Sprain
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Injury
- Fracture
- Gamekeeper's Thumb
- Gluteal Injury
- Gymnast Wrist
- Hamstring Injury
- Hamstring Tear
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Tendonitis
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Hip Arthritis
- Hip Click
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Injury
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Humerus Fracture
- Iliac Fracture
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Insertional Tendonitis
- Joint Dislocation
- Joint Sprain
- Jones Fracture
- Knee Clunk Syndrome
- Knee Effusion
- Knee Injury
- Knee Instability
- Knee Ligament Tear
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Knee Pain
- Knee Pain For Patients Aged Younger Than 60
- Knee Sprain
- Knee Strain
- Knee Tendon Injury
- Knee Tendonitis
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Leg Fracture
- Leg Injury
- Ligament Injury
- Locking Knee
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Meniscal Tear, Age Greater Than 50
- Meniscal Tear, Age Less Than 50
- Meniscus Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Nutrition And Supplement Issues
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Of The Knee
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Of The Talus
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Paratenonitis
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Injury
- Patellar Instability
- Patellofemoral Arthritis
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Pectoralis Muscle Tear
- Pelvic Fracture
- Pelvis Osteoarthritis
- Peroneal Tendon Tear
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury
- Pubic Fracture
- Pubic Symphysis Fracture
- Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Tear
- Quadriceps Injury
- Rami Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Running Injury
- Sacral Fracture
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Scapula Fracture
- Scapular Dyskinesis
- Separated Shoulder
- Sesamoiditis
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Skiing Injuries
- Slap Tear
- Snapping Hip Syndrome
- Snapping Scapula Syndrome
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spine Arthritis
- Spine Osteoarthritis
- Sports Medicine Injuries
- Sports Related Ankle Injury
- Sports Related Cervical Spine Injury
- Sports Related Clavicle Injury
- Sports Related Coccyx Injury
- Sports Related Concussion
- Sports Related Elbow Injury
- Sports Related Finger Injury
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Hand Injury
- Sports Related Head Injury
- Sports Related Hip Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Sports Related Knee Injury
- Sports Related Lower Extremity Injury
- Sports Related Lumbar Spine Injury
- Sports Related Orbital Injury
- Sports Related Patella Injury
- Sports Related Scapula Injury
- Sports Related Shoulder Injury
- Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Related Spine Injury
- Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
- Sports Related Thumb Injury
- Sports Related Toe Injury
- Sports Related Upper Extremity Injury
- Sports Related Wrist Injury
- Sprain
- Sternal Clavicular Joint Dislocation
- Sternal Fracture
- Stress Fractures
- Tendinitis Of The Elbow
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Throwing Injury
- Thumb Dislocation
- Thumb Fracture
- Tibia Fracture
- Tibial Spine Fracture
- Tight Heel Chords
- Toe Fracture
- Toe Injury
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Twisted Ankle
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Elbow Tear
- Ulnar Fracture
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Fracture
- Wrist Injury
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Spine Evaluation
- Elbow Injection
- Exercise Prescription
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Knee Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Spine Evaluation
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Non Surgical Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Non Surgical Arthritis Treatment
- Non Surgical Foot Fracture Treatment
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Non Surgical Treatment Of Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Orthopedic Stem Cell Regeneration
- Peripheral Joint Injections
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection
- Sports Related Diet/Nutrition
- Sports Related Health Analysis
- Stem Cell Treatment For Joint Disease
- Tendon Injection
- Thoracic Spine Evaluation
- Trigger Finger Injection
- Trigger Thumb Injection
- Ultrasound Guided Ganglion Cyst Aspiration
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)