Matthew R. Hansen, MD| Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology | MedStar Health
About me
Matthew Hansen, MD, is director of the Center for Interventional Pain Management at MedStar Franklin Square. In addition to MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Dr. Hansen also treats patients at MedStar's Bel Air medical campus. Dr. Hansen received his bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and his doctoral degree from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed an internship at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, PA; a residency in anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; and a fellowship in pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH, where he also served as chief fellow. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
A sampling of his publications can be found as contributing author to Interventional Pain Medicine and Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Fibromyalgia
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fibromyalgia
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Strain
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteoarthritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Dysport Injections
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Molst Discussions
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Ablation
- Nerve Block
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- 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
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2011)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2010)
Internship: Reading Hospital and Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2006)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2014-2019 White Mountain Institute Award