About me
Thomas Ring, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified total joint replacement surgeon who practices at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute in Timonium and at the Hip and Knee Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. After six years of clinical practice in Pennsylvania, he has returned to Baltimore and joined MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
In addition to his medical education, Dr. Ring also earned a masters’ degree in biomedical engineering. Dr. Ring applies an engineering mindset to each of his reconstruction patients to choose the best possible treatment based on each individual's unique anatomy and personal goals. He has years of experience with Makoplasty robotic procedures and is fellowship trained in computer-aided navigation. As a former Division 1 all-conference athlete and former marathoner, he understands the importance of optimal physical function and seeks to achieve this in each of his patients.
He is an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery through 2025.
Clinical areas of focus
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Arthropathy
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bone Debridement
- Bone Repair
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Conversion Of Previous Hip Surgery
- Core Decompression
- Elbow Arthrocentesis
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation
- Femur Excision
- Femur Fixation Removal
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Bursa Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Joint Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovial Biopsy
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Hip Bursa Injection
- Hip Disarticulation With Internal Fixation
- Hip Distraction
- Hip External Fixation
- Hip Internal Fixation
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty With Internal Fixation
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Joint Liner
- Hip Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Fixation
- Hip Meniscus Transplantation With External Fixation
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Tenotomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Joint Drainage
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microsurgery
- Muscle Injection
- Open Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Patella Arthroplasty With Prosthesis
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Quadriceps Release
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthrography
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Total Hip Replacement
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 101 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2850Fax 667-261-6062
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Buffalo (2013)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2012)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2007)