About me
*** In addition to the 106 Irving Street location, Dr. Bertram also sees patients at the below location**
18109 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 325 & Suite B100
Olney, MD 20832
Phone: 301-774-8962
Fax: 877-680-8198
Kurtis Bertram, DPM, is a fellowship-trained attending foot and ankle specialist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center.
Dr. Bertram sees patients for fracture care, ligament and tendon pathology, foot and ankle deformities, Charcot neuroarthropathy and diabetic foot care. He performs minimally invasive operative techniques such as minimally invasive bunionectomy, minimally invasive ligament reconstruction, and arthroscopy. He’s also specialty trained in Charcot reconstruction, external fixation, and limb salvage/wound care.
The first aspect of Dr. Bertram’s care involves evaluating the patient’s pathology and understanding what the patient’s goals are for care. He believes in exploring conservative non-operative measures, when appropriate, before considering surgery. If surgery is necessary, he guides patients pre-operative planning and-post operative rehabilitation to minimize complications and maximize results.
His clinical interests include trauma, sports medicine, ligament and tendon pathology, bunions, flat foot, cavus foot, ankle deformity, arthritic conditions, limb salvage, and Charcot reconstruction. He is currently involved in a research project with Kaiser Permanente that focuses on different bone-grafting techniques that increase the fusion rate in foot and ankle arthrodesis.
Dr. Bertram received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He joined MedStar Health for a residency in podiatric surgery and then completed a specialty fellowship with Kaiser Permanente in foot and ankle trauma and reconstruction. He is a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is simple, yet is at the forefront of every moment that I’m with my patients and coordinating their care -- to give patients the best treatment possible in order to give them the best quality of life possible.
“Foot and ankle injuries and deformities have an enormous impact on someone’s quality of life. I’m passionate about helping my patients achieve the ability to move around comfortably in their maximum capacity.
“I feel honored when my patients say that I listened, that I was honest, and that they understood all of their treatment options.
“I’m available to referring physicians to provide collaborative care for their patients. Focused on what serves the patient best, I firmly believe in keeping the lines of communication open between practitioners.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Limb Salvage
- Reconstructive Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enthesopathies
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Foot Ulcer
- Gout
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Ulcers
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Nail Disorders
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendinitis Treatment
- Achilles Tendon Tenotomy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Distraction Arthroplasty
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Stabilization
- Arch Support
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Arthrodesis Of Interphalangeal Joint
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Calcaneal Fracture Treatment
- Chronic Wound Care
- Clubfoot Correction
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Extensor Tenotomy
- Foot Orthotics
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Footwear Recommendations
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Insertion Of Spacer Into Metatarsal
- Joint Mobilization
- Limb Salvage
- Metatarsalgia Treatment
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Nerve Block
- Neuroma Treatment
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Nonunion Treatment
- Orthosis
- Osteochondral Defect Treatment
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Osteotomy For Hallux Valgus
- Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation Of Fracture Great Toe
- Peroneal Tendonitis Treatment
- Phalanx Bone Excision
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Podiatric Sports Medicine
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Devices
- Prosthetic Management
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Shockwave Therapy
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Tarsal Tunnel Release
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Tendon Lengthening
- Tenotomy
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Sprain Treatment
- Total Ankle Replacement Revision
- Treatment Of Foot And Ankle Sprains
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
Practice locations
Distance from Change Location Enter your Location
110 Irving St NW
WHC Surgical Clinic Ste GA-48
Washington, DC, 20010
miles away
106 Irving St NW
POB 5000
Washington, DC, 20010
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Baltimore, MD, 21237
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste B100
Olney, MD, 20832
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry Foot Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery, Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery
Fellowship: The Southeast Permanente (2021)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Medical School: New York College of Podiatric Medicine (2017)