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 And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot Ulcer
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Foot Ulcer
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- 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
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Skin Thickening
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Wound Care
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
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
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Calcaneal Fracture Treatment
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Chronic Wound Care
- Clubfoot Correction
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flexibility Exercises
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Extensor Tenotomy
- Foot Orthotics
- Foot Roller
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Footwear Recommendations
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heat Therapy
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Insertion Of Spacer Into Metatarsal
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Mobilization
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Limb Salvage
- Male Urology Treatment
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- 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
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Paring Of Hyperkeratotic Lesion
- Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation Of Fracture Great Toe
- Peroneal Tendonitis Treatment
- Phalanx Bone Excision
- Phonophoresis
- Physical Therapy For Ankle
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Podiatric Sports Medicine
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Devices
- Prosthetic Management
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Relationship Therapy
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Shockwave Therapy
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Orthotics
- Strain-Counterstrain
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tarsal Tunnel Release
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Tendon Lengthening
- Tenotomy
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Thumb Amputation
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Spacers
- Toe Spacers And Separators
- Toe Sprain Treatment
- Toe Spreading
- Total Ankle Replacement Revision
- Treatment Of Foot And Ankle Sprains
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
- Visian Icl
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
110 Irving St NW WHC Surgical Clinic Ste GA-48 Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7103miles away
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Fellowship: The Southeast Permanente (2021)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Medical School: New York College of Podiatric Medicine (2017)