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 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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- 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
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: POS
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Fellowship: Cabrini Medical Center (1980)
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (1979)
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center (1978)
Residency: Jewish Hospital (1974)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Office of University Registrar (1972)