Nicholas D. Casscells, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Foot And Ankle 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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- POS OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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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.