About me
Bryan Murtaugh, MD, is the Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network and Program Director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He also serves as an Assistant Professor for Georgetown University School of Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Murtaugh is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Sports Medicine, and he is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, and the Spine Intervention Society.
Dr. Murtaugh specializes in Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Spine Medicine, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Concussions, Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic Guided Interventional Spine, Joint, and Nerve procedures, Tendon Debridement, and Orthobiologic procedures, including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP).
Dr. Murtaugh has substantial involvement with local professional sports teams and serves as the Head Primary Care Team Physician for the Washington Wizards. In addition, he has also been a Team Physician for the Washington Mystics. Dr. Murtaugh also serves as Team Physician for the Catholic University of America and Trinity University Athletic programs.
Dr. Murtaugh received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his internship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He completed his residency in PM&R at the Northwestern McGaw Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Dr. Murtaugh also completed fellowship training in Sports and Spine Medicine at the Northwestern McGaw Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he provided medical coverage for Northwestern University athletic teams.
Dr. Murtaugh has been named a Washingtonian Top Doctor.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathy
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chest Injury
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Subcortical Infarction
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Hip Tenotomy
- Tenotomy
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2013)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2012)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2009)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2008)