Walter Chad Hembree, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Walter C. Hembree, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery. He sees patients in Frederick, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, at MedStar Harbor Hospital, and at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital.
Dr. Hembree’s treatment philosophy is to assist patients in making informed, evidence-based decisions about their care, and to only use surgery as a last resort option. His clinical interests include total ankle replacement; foot and ankle sports injuries, trauma, and arthritis; flatfoot deformity; and forefoot and bunion surgery. He is excited to be a part of the research-driven academic foot and ankle program at Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Physical Therapy For Ankle
- Visian Icl
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Bursitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Nerve Damage
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Spur
- Bunionettes
- Bunions
- Bursopathy
- Charcot
- Clubfoot
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Dislocation
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Problems
- Foot Tendonitis
- Hammertoes
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Ingrown Toenail
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Morton's Neuroma
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Stress Fracture
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Joint Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist Joint Replacement
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Clubfoot Correction
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Neuroma Excision
- Orthopedic Bracing
- Physical Therapy For Ankle
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Spreading
- Visian Icl
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-6530Fax 410-554-2959
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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital (2012)
Residency: Duke University Hospital (2011)
Medical School: Duke University (2006)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023