Lindsey Taylor Blankenship, MMS PA| Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
Lindsey Taylor Blankenship, MMS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Labral Tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Tennis Elbow
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Wrist
- Arthropathy
- Avascular Necrosis Of Femoral Head
- Back Pain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bone Spur
- Bunions
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Fracture
- Chest Injury
- Chronic Gout
- Clubfoot
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Fibula Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gout
- Hammertoes
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Resurfacing
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Kienbock's Disease
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Leg Length Discrepancy
- Limb Deformity
- Lisfranc Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mcl Sprain
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Metatarsalgia
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Morton's Neuroma
- Multiple Gestations
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Navicular Fracture
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pediatric Hip Dysplasia
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pes Planus
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Scoliosis
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Strain
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sprain
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Synovial Cyst
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Talus Fracture
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Tennis Elbow
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Blood Vessel Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Arthrocentesis
- Articular Fracture Treatment
- Bennett Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpectomy Of One Bone
- Carpometacarpal Dislocation Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Excision Of Bone Cyst Or Tumor Of Radius Or Ulna
- Excision Of Tendon
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Excision Of Tumor Or Vascular Malformation
- Excision Or Curettage, Radius Or Olecranon Process
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Ganglion Excision
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Humeral Condylar Fracture Open Treatment
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Open Treatment
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Internal Lengthening Nail
- Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Palmar Fasciotomy
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radial Head Arthroplasty With Implant
- Radial Head Prosthetic Replacement
- Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Removal Of Implant
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Synovectomy Of Tendon Sheath
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tenolysis
- Tenotomy
- Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Arcadia University (2019)