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