Nicholas D. Casscells, MD| Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Nicholas Casscells, MD is fellowship trained in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery. He has a special interest in sports related injuries, deformities, and arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle. He is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic institute and joins us from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Casscells will see patients in the Orthopaedic and Sports Center at MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre, as well as perform surgery onsite at the MedStar Surgery Center.
Dr. Casscells is a third generation orthopaedic surgeon. He enjoys watersports, skiing, and spending time with his family.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthropathy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Ankle Stabilization
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Enthesopathy Of The Achilles Tendon
- Flexible Flat Feet
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Lisfranc Injury
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Plantar Fasciitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle Abrasion
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Ganglion Cysts
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthropathy
- Ankle Bursitis
- Ankle Chondromalacia
- Ankle Fusion
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Nerve Damage
- Ankle Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Ankle Osteonecrosis
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Ankle Varus Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Spur
- Bunions
- Calcaneal Spur
- Cartilage Damage In The Ankle
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Enthesopathy Of The Achilles Tendon
- Enthesopathy Of The Ankle Ligaments
- Flexible Flat Feet
- Foot And Ankle Birth Defects
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Foot Bursitis
- Foot Cartilage Injury
- Foot Dislocation
- Foot Nerve Damage
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Problems
- Foot Reconstruction
- Foot Tendonitis
- Hammertoes
- Heel Fracture
- High Arches
- Jones Fracture
- Lisfranc Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Morton's Neuroma
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sesamoiditis
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Toe Arthritis
- Toe Cartilage Damage
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Dislocation
- Toe Reconstruction
- Toe Tenosynovitis
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Stabilization
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Metatarsalgia Treatment
- Neuroma Excision
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Peroneal Tendonitis Treatment
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Sprain And Strain Treatment
- Tarsal Tunnel Release
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Toe Fracture Reduction
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Spreading
- Weil Osteotomy
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 Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2019)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University (2013)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Casscells ND, Dean, D, McGuigan FX. Findings of Routine Diagnostic Ankle Arthroscopy for Management of AO 44-C Fibular Fractures. Publishment pending.
Casscells ND, Kotler JA, Postma FP.. Hip Abductor Tendinopathy: Work-Up and Open Versus Arthroscopic Repair of Hip Abductor. Ortho & Rheum Open Access J. 2016; 2(5): 555597.
Sherman TI, Casscells N, Rabe J, McGuigan FX. Ankle arthroscopy for ankle fractures.Arthrosc Tech. 2015 Feb 16;4(1):e75-9. 2015 Feb.
Kern MJ, Casscells ND, Argintar EH. Placement of an Intramedullary Nail for the Treatment of Proximal Ulnar Fractures. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2015 Oct 28;5(4):e23.
Gildea JJ, Shah I, Weiss R, Casscells ND, McGrath HE, Zhang J, Jones JE, Felder RA. HK-2 human renal proximal tubule cells as a model for G protein-coupled receptor kinase type 4-mediated dopamine 1 receptor uncoupling. Hypertension. 2010 Sep;56(3):505-11. Epub 2010 Jul 26.