About me
Dr. Anand Murthi is the Chief, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, where he also serves as the Director of the Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship and Research. He is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in shoulder and elbow surgery, who sees patients in Timonium (Baltimore County) and in Baltimore at MedStar Union Memorial.
Dr. Murthi received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He completed the internationally recognized fellowship in shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He is the current section editor for the journal “Current Orthopaedic Practice.” He also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty. He has published and presented numerous research papers on a national and international stage. As a teacher he has been involved in teaching physicians around the country surgical techniques in shoulder and elbow surgery. He is former president and founding member of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (ACESS) group. He is also an elected member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society (ASES), an international group of shoulder and elbow surgeons dedicated to the mission of teaching and research for which he has chaired the Education Committee. Recently he was elected to the Neer Circle of ASES. He currently is a co-chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society which holds an annual regional scientific meeting.
Dr. Murthi has been involved in the development of numerous implants for clinical care. These include total shoulder and reverse shoulder replacement, pyrocarbon resurfacing humerus, proximal humerus fracture plate, clavicle plating system and others. Currently he is involved in designing for robotic assisted shoulder replacement. He and his colleague have also designed the first international shoulder data registry (Shoulder JAM by OBERD).
He is currently the fellowship director for the MedStar Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship program which trains future shoulder specialists. He also directs the Shoulder and Elbow Research programs which is a highly productive clinical, biomechanical, and translational program with numerous publications.
Dr. Murthi specializes in the treatment of:
- complex shoulder and elbow reconstruction
- shoulder and elbow arthritis
- shoulder and elbow replacement surgery
- shoulder and elbow fractures
- rotator cuff pathology
- shoulder and elbow instability (dislocations)
- injuries in the throwing athlete
- neurologic diseases of the shoulder
- arthroscopic surgery
- revision surgery
- repetitive motion disorders
- frozen shoulder
- sports related shoulder and elbow problems.
He has been honored as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Osteoarthritis
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Tennis Elbow
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Ankle Osteonecrosis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone And Joint Infections
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Broken Collarbone
- Broken Humerus
- Clavicle Fracture
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow Fracture And Dislocation
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Loose Bodies
- Elbow Pain
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Muscle Strain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Impingement Syndrome
- Joint Derangement
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Posterior Cervical Spine Injury
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Shoulder
- Scapular Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sprained Shoulder
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Throwing Injury
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Procedures I perform
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Elbow Arthroplasty
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Elbow Interposition Arthroplasty
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Elbow Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Release
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopic Debridement
- Shoulder Bursitis Treatment
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Lateral Epicondylitis Treatment
- Shoulder Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Slap Tear Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- Shoulder Tendon Repair
- Ulnar Nerve Release
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-4382Fax 667-359-6844
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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University (2001)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2000)
Internship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1995)
Awards
- Top Shoulder Surgeon in USA
- Maryland Orthopaedic Association Top Research Award
- Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly, 2010-2021
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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MedStar Health First to Treat Inoperable Shoulder Injury with Balloon Implant
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Dr. Murthi has been awarded the Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award from 2010-2021.