Bradley William Moatz, AGRC MD| Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Bradley Moatz, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon. He sees patients in Ellicott City / Columbia, Hunt Valley, Timonium, Westminster, MedStar Harbor Hospital and at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Dr. Moatz’s clinical interests include spinal stenosis and degenerative spine conditions. He takes great pride in restoring functional movement to his patients and improving their quality of life.
Dr. Moatz, who completed one of the nation’s top-ranked spine fellowships at Emory University, is an accomplished author who has earned many academic honors. These honors include acceptance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, which indicates superior academic performance, leadership, professionalism and a firm sense of ethics, future promise, and a commitment to service during medical school. He was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society as an undergraduate.
Dr. Moatz’s current research includes studies on multi-level cervical discectomies and fusions and on the biomechanics of a modular nucleus replacement system. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and Maryland Orthopaedic Association.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture Reduction
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chest Injury
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningitis
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Thumb Synovitis
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Emory University (2015)
Residency: Memorial Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University (2008)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University (2004)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.