Melissa Ann Yadao, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Yadao is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with sports medicine fellowship training. Her practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries but also includes general orthopaedics. Her surgical expertise is reconstructive and arthroscopic (minimally-invasive) procedures of the shoulder, knee, elbow and hip.
A native of Alexandria, VA, Dr. Yadao attended St. Agnes School. She graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA where she studied art history and played field hockey. After college, she taught A-level art history and coached various sports at Bryanston Public School in England. Dr. Yadao returned to the US and completed medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) in Richmond, VA. She subsequently completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at the Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Jackson, Mississippi. She has been in the Washington, D.C. area since 2003.
Dr. Yadao continues teaching through her busy sports medicine practice. She is the team physician for West Potomac High School, TC Williams High School, Hayfield High School and a consultant for Edison High School. She also joins Dr. Saddler as team physician for the Potomac Nationals baseball team, the minor league A-level affiliate of the Washington Nationals. She gives talks on various orthopaedic topics throughout the community. Dr. Yadao will serve as the president of the Washington Orthopaedic Society in Fall 2009.
Dr. Yadao's approach to patient care is personal, dynamic and interactive. She strives to build a solid relationship with each patient so together they can understand the injuries, explore the treatment options and create a treatment plan that addresses the patient's needs. Dr. Yadao looks forward to caring for your orthopaedic injuries and helping you get back to the activities you enjoy.
Patient Story:
Clinical areas of focus
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Cartilage Regeneration
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteotomy With Fixation, Femur
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Patella Dislocation
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cartilage Injury
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Hip Tendinitis
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Pain
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Sports Injuries
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Excision, Olecranon Bursa
- Ganglion Excision
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Cartilage Regeneration
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Replacement
- Lateral Retinacular Release, Open
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metatarsal Fracture Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteotomy With Fixation, Femur
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Removal Of Implant
- Scapular Fracture Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Tibia Fracture Treatment
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Sentara Health
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center (2003)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Neuroimaging Fellowship (2002)
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (1998)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1997)
Awards
- President of the Washington Orthopaedic Society
- Team physician for West Potomac H.S.
- Team physician for TC Williams H.S.
- Team physician for Hayfield H.S.
- Consultant for Edison H.S.
- Team physician for the Potomac Nationals baseball team (minor league A-level affiliate of the Washington Nationals)