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. He is currently the Team Physician for Coppin State University.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Rave Blvd
Smyth Bldg Ste 404
Baltimore, MD, 21239
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
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- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
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)