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