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Specialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Matthew T. Morris, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon who provides comprehensive care for patients with disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He treats a wide variety of spinal conditions, including chronic back or neck pain, complex deformities, and spinal cord compression, as well as traumatic spinal cord injuries. Dr. Morris has expertise in advanced surgical techniques, including minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy and microdiscectomy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, cervical disc replacement, spinal deformity correction, and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Dr. Morris’ goal is to help patients relieve pain, restore function, and return to the highest possible quality of life.
Dr. Morris advocates for conservative clinical approaches—often recommending medication, physical therapy, and other nonsurgical options as a first step in a patient’s plan of care. When surgery is deemed necessary, he leverages minimally invasive and motion-preserving techniques, including procedures such as minimally invasive TLIF, to help reduce the physiologic impact of surgery and support a smoother recovery.
A strong patient–physician relationship is central to Dr. Morris’ philosophy of care. He takes time to ensure each patient fully understands their diagnosis, the full range of treatment options available, and the reasoning behind his clinical recommendations. Dr. Morris believes strongly in the importance of shared decision-making, viewing each patient as an active partner and the “driver” of their own care plan. He speaks both English and Spanish.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Neck Pain
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spondylolisthesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Scoliosis
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion (ACDF)
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Balance Restoration
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Fracture Reduction
- Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
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
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
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Education
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine (2024)
Residency: Hofstra North Shore-Lij School Of Medicine (2023)
Internship: Hofstra North Shore-Lij School Of Medicine (2019)
Medical School: Yeshiva University (2018)