About me
Joshua Perlman, DO, is board certified in both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. In addition to acute, chronic, and preventative primary care for all ages, he specializes in treating athletic injuries and non-surgical orthopedics. He completed his Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Perlman serves as faculty in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine for the MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Family Medicine Residency Program. He is also an Assistant Team Physician for Goucher College.
During his fellowship training, he worked with the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, and Old Glory DC Rugby Football Club. He also served as a Fellow Team Physician for several NCAA Division I schools, including the University of Maryland, UMBC, Morgan State University, and Coppin State University. Dr. Perlman performs ultrasound-guided procedures to treat various conditions including osteoarthritis and tendinopathies.
A lifelong athlete, Dr. Perlman understands the challenges of sports injuries. His athletic background includes martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as well as swimming, and figure skating. He also competed in powerlifting and briefly held state and national records. He is passionate about helping patients return to the activities they love.
Areas of clinical interest
- Joint injuries
- Ligament injuries
- Muscle injuries
- Non-surgical orthopaedics
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendon injuries
- Ultrasound guided injections and procedures, including cortisone and gel
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to partner with patients to achieve their health goals. I emphasize shared decision-making and open communication. I take a holistic approach that considers both medical and lifestyle factors. Together, we create personalized strategies that reflect each patient’s values and preferences.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Golfer's Elbow
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Jumper's Knee
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Little League Elbow
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Sever's Disease (HEEL PAIN)
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Toxic Effect Of Venomous Animals And Plants
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Venous Embolism
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Capillary Blood Collection
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Colposcopy With Biopsy
- Colposcopy With Biopsy And Endocervical Curettage
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- It Band Syndrome Treatment
- Joint Injections And Aspirations
- Obtaining Screen Pap Smear
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Ultrasound-Guided Injections
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
Practice locations
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9101 Franklin Square Dr Medical Arts Bldg Ste 300 Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-2000Fax 866-857-9388
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland College Park (2025)
Residency Program: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2024)
Medical School: Kansas City Univ of Medicine & Bioscienes (2021)