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