David Larry Gold, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
David L. Gold, MD, is the section chief of orthopaedic surgery at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and joint replacement, using both computer-assisted and traditional techniques. In addition to hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, Dr. Gold also performs fracture care and general orthopaedic surgery.
Dr. Gold attended the University of Maryland, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery, internship, and fellowship from the same institute. He also completed his fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Gold focuses on combining high-quality patient care and surgical expertise to create an excellent patient experience. The office's nursing staff and physical therapists go above and beyond to make it a wonderful experience for each and every patient. Patients have such positive results that they cannot imagine having had a better experience while in a hospital.
David Gold, MD, was named a 2020 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for orthopaedic surgery: joint.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Arthroplasty
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Arthritis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Tendonitis
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Pelvic Fracture
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Spondylosis
- Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrocentesis Testing
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Conversion Of Previous Hip Surgery
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Fracture Reduction
- Gait Analysis For Walking And Balance
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Ganglion Excision
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Humeral Fracture Brace
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Infection Treatment
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Left Shoulder Joint Drainage
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Muscle Stiffness Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Treatment
- Orthopedic Treatment
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Removal Of Implant
- Reposition Radius With Internal Fixation
- Reposition Right Tibia
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Soft Tissue Injury Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tibial Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Torn Meniscus Repair
- 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
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1992)
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (1991)
Internship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (1987)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1986)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Balder Scholarship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Senatorial Scholar
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
The posteromedial portal in knee arthroscopy: An analysis of diagnostic and surgical utility. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 1995.Osteochondroma of the distal clavicle: An unusual cause of the rotator cuff impingement. The American Journal of Orthopedics, 2000.
Extramedullary versus intramedullary tibial alignment guides for total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedics, 2005.
Long-term results of the GORE-TEX graft for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. University of Maryland Research Day, 1991.
The use of epidural anesthesia in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. National Meeting of the American Society of Sports Medicine. 1992.
Multiple presentations and orthopedic seminars on the use of computer navigation for total knee replacements.
Extramedullary versus intramedullary tibial alignment guides for total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedics, 2005.
Long-term results of the GORE-TEX graft for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. University of Maryland Research Day, 1991.
The use of epidural anesthesia in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. National Meeting of the American Society of Sports Medicine. 1992.
Multiple presentations and orthopedic seminars on the use of computer navigation for total knee replacements.