Wiemi Abell Douoguih, MD| Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Douoguih is an orthopaedic surgeon and a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute. He serves as Co-Medical Director of MedStar Sports Medicine and Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Georgetown University.
He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA and the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Dr. Douoguih is an alumnus of the Union Memorial Residency Program.
Dr. Douoguih serves as the Chairman of the NBA Research Committee and as Medical Director for both the Mubadala Citi DC Open and Montgomery County Public Schools. He is a consultant for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and NFL Players Association. He served as the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA) and as Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL). He also served as Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Washington Nationals (MLB) for seven years, up through 2015. Dr. Douoguih has also served as assistant team physician for the Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Angels, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks, as well as for the teams of Loyola Marymount University. He has successfully operated on numerous professional and elite athletes in a wide range of sports.
Dr. Douoguih is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds a subspecialty certification in sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, elbow and knee. An award winning researcher who has published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals, he has lectured internationally on various sports medicine topics. Dr. Douoguih was an All-American and Hall of Fame lacrosse player at Washington and Lee University. He also won a national judo championship in 2001.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Knee
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Tendinitis
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scapular Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Slap (SUPERIOR LABRAL FROM ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR) Lesion
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis Of Elbow
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Hip
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Capsulorrhaphy
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Humeral Epicondylar Fracture Open Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy With Fixation, Femur
- Osteotomy, Femur
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Removal Of Implant
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Cuff Reconstruction
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Pain Treatment
- Shoulder Replacement
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Wrist Instability Treatment
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OA Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HighMark
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic (2003)
Residency: Memorial Hospital (2002)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doctor Award:2010, 2012, 2014-2020
- Winner of MHRI Research Symposium First Place Award. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison of tibial inlay suture and bone block fixation. 3rd Annual MedStar Health Research Symposium 2014.
- AOSSM 2013 Aircast Award: Best Basic Science Paper Presented by a Fellow Conjoined Tendon Transfer vs. Modified Bristow in a Glenoid Bone Loss Model: a Biomechanical Study. 2012
- Washington and Lee Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 2017 for Varsity Lacrosse
- Montclair Kimberly Academy Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 2013, Varsity Lacrosse
Team Affiliations
- Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Mystics (WNBA).
- Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL).
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
- An Innovative Approach to ACL Repair Gets Grace Back on the Soccer Field
- Cutting-Edge ACL Repair Helps Ice Hockey Player Return to Her Favorite Pastime
- Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman Undergoes Shoulder Surgery by Dr. Wiemi Douoguih (beckersspine.com)
- Stephen Strasburg undergoes Tommy John surgery - MLB | NBC Sports
- Nationals’ Adam LaRoche to have season-ending shoulder surgery - The Washington Post
- Wizards' John Wall needs Achilles surgery; out another year (apnews.com)
- Wizards' Ian Mahinmi out six weeks with knee procedure | NBA.com
- Drew Storen sidelined indefinitely after elbow surgery - Washington Times
- Washington Post
- Cutting-Edge ACL Repair Puts Patients Back on Top Quickly - Bing video
- Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation - Bing video
- ACL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation - Bing video
- (118) Walker Brand Walks Again at MedStar Health - YouTube
- Postoperative Rehabilitation of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Wiemi A. Douoguih, MD, Jonathan Day, MS, Ehab A. Bahrun, BS, Blake M. Bodendorfer, MD, Christopher Brandt, PTA, ATC, and Austin Looney, MD. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 2021 In Press
- Douoguih WA. Zade R, Bodendorfer B, Siddiqi Y. Outcomes of Selective ACL Repair of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament with Suture Augmentation. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Aug 2020.
- Bachmaier S, DiFelice, GS, Sonnery-Cottet B, Douoguih WA, Smith PA, Pace LJ, Ritter D, Wijdicks CA. Treatment of Acute Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears- Part 1: Gap Formation and Stabilization Potential of Repair Techniques. Orthopedic Journal of Sports Med. January 2020; 8 (1).
- Bachmaier S, DiFelice, GS, Sonnery-Cottet B, Douoguih WA, Smith PA, Pace LJ, Ritter D, Wijdicks CA. Treatment of Acute Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears- Part 2: The Role of Internal Bracing on Gap Formation and Stabilization of Repair Techniques Orthopedic Journal of Sports Med January 2020; 8 (1).
- DiFelice G, Sonnery Cottet B, Smith P, Douoguih, WA, Van der list JP Should we rethink success after ACL surgery? Letter to the editor. Am J Sports Med 2019 47 (10)
- Douoguih WA, Goodwin D, Churchill R, Paulus M, Maxwell A. Conjoined Tendon transfer for Traumatic Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in Patients with Large Bony Defects and Anterior Capsulolabral Deficiency. Arthroscopy 2018; 34: 12-20
- Hassan SE, Parks BG, Douoguih WA, Osbahr DC. Effect of distal ulnar collateral ligament tear pattern on contact forces and valgus stability in the posteromedial compartment of the elbow. Am J Sports Med 2015;43:447-52.
- Douoguih WA, Dolce DL, Lincoln A. Early Cocking Phase Mechanics and Upper Extremity Surgery Risk in Starting Professional Baseball Pitchers. Ortho J Sports Med 2015 3(4): 1-5
- Panchal A, Osbahr DC, Parks BG, Douoguih WA. Conjoined tendon transfer vs modified Bristow in a glenoid bone loss model: a biomechanical study [abstr]. Ortho J Sports Med 1[4S], http://ojs.sagepub.com/content/1-4_suppl/2325967113S00012.abstract. Accessed April 9, 2014.
- Thomas P, Parks B, Douoguih, WA: Anterior Shoulder Instability with Bristow Procedure Versus Conjoined Tendon Transfer Alone in a Simple Soft-Tissue Model. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 26(9): 1189-1194 September 2010
- Douoguih WA: Treatment of Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability in the Contact and Collision Athlete. Current Opinion in Orthopaedic Surgery, 16:82-88, 2005 Hinton RY, Lincoln A, Douoguih WA, Sharma K: Injury Epidemiology of Scholastic-Aged Girls’ and Boys’ Lacrosse: A Three-year Prospective Study. Am J Sports Med, 33:1305-1314, September 2005
- Douoguih WA., Shaffer BS: Avoiding Complications in Arthroscopic Subacromial Space and Instability Surgery. In Ryu RKN ed: Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 12(2): 91-98, 2004
- Lumsden DB; Anderson C; Easley MA, Douoguih WA; Miller SD; Schon LC: Topography of the Distal Tibial Nerve. Foot and Ankle International 24 (9); Sept 2003.
- Tuten, HR; Young CD; Douoguih WA; Lenhardt K; Wilkerson JW; Adelaar RS: Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder in Male Cardiac Surgery Patients. Orthopaedics 23 (7); July 2000.
- Douoguih WA; Sponseller PD. Editors, Frassica FJ; D’Ambrosia RD: Atlanto-Axial Rotatory Displacement. Orthopaedics Hyperguide Fall 2000.
- Tarkington MA, Douoguih WA; Yeomans TD; Magnant CM, Tehan TJ: Evaluating and Managing Post-operative Delirium. Contemporary Urology, November 1993; 5(11): 36-47.