About me
Dr. Baugher is an orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, shoulder, hand, wrist, and arthroscopy.
Dr. Baugher received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. He completed his general surgery training at Barnes Hospital, Washington University, and his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, as well as a hand surgery fellowship at NYU-Bellevue and Cabrini Hospitals.
Dr. Baugher is an attending hand surgeon and consultant for outpatient clinics and surgical cases with the residents and fellows. He is the attending surgeon for the Upper Extremity Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is actively involved in direct surgical education and didactic lectures. Dr. Baugher specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder, hand, and wrist. He serves as team physician for Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Elbow Arthritis
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Hand Arthritis
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Wrist Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Hands
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Arm
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Distal Radial Fracture
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Bone Spur
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Osteoarthritis
- Forearm Fracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Hand Arthritis
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Osteoarthritis
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Mallet Finger
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Nail Injury
- Non-Displaced Fracture Of Radius
- Non-Displaced Fracture Of Ulna
- Proximal Ulnar Fracture
- Radial Fracture
- Radial Pseudarthrosis
- Radioulnar Synostosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Stress Fracture Of The Radius
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Tenosynovitis Of Hand
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Ulnar Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Injury
- Ulnar Pseudarthrosis
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Dislocation
- Wrist Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Finger Surgery
- Arthroscopy Of Wrist
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Surgery
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Residency Program: Cabrini Medical Center (1980)
Fellowship Program: Cornell University (1979)
Fellowship Program: Hospital for Special Surgery (1979)
Residency Program: University of Virginia Hospitals (1978)
Residency Program: University of Virginia (1978)
Residency Program: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1974)
Internship Program: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1973)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1972)