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