Val Bratinov, MD| Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Val Bratinov, MD, is an emergency medicine provider with specialty training in Sports Medicine practicing with MedStar Health in Baltimore. As part of the Sports Medicine team, he specializes in the treatment of all level athletes from weekend enthusiasts to professionals. Dr. Bratinov sees patients at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Bratinov provides evaluation and treatment for a variety of musculoskeletal injuries ranging from acute due to trauma to more chronic and overuse injuries such as tendonitis. When appropriate, he utilizes ultrasound in office to augment diagnosis, treatment, and therapy. Additional specialty care provided by Dr. Bratinov includes gait analysis, compartment testing, and concussion care.
Dr. Bratinov earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He then received his medical degree from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Bratinov completed his residency in emergency medicine at WellSpan York Hospital where he served as chief resident. Finally, he completed his fellowship training with the UPMC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program where he worked as team physician for the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Forearm Fracture
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skull Fractures
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- General Anesthesia
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Traction Application
- Wound Closure
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
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: UPMC St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center (2020)
Residency: York Hospital GME (2019)
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School Of Medicine (2016)