Christian Conrad Glaser, DO| Sports Medicine, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Glaser is the head team physician for the Citi Open tennis tournament, Old Glory professional rugby team, and Catholic University athletics. His prior experience includes Team Physician for the DC United and a former Assistant Team Physician for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is board eligible in internal medicine and a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and the American Osteopathic Association.
He treats a wide variety of sports-related injuries, including concussions, overused injuries degenerative disease, and non-operative orthopedic injuries.
Specialties by Dr. Glaser's locations:
- Mitchellville and Washington, D.C. locations - Sports medicine only
- Charlotte Hall location - Primary care and sports medicine
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Concussions
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Pain
- Injury Rehabilitation
- Knee Pain
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Shoulder Instability Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Stress Fracture
- Stress Fracture Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle Instability
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Injury
- Concussions
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Strain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Finger Sprains
- Finger Strain
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Golfer's Elbow
- Groin Pull
- Groin Strain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Knee Stiffness
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Leg Pain
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neck Strain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Quad Strain
- Scoliosis
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Sports Concussion
- Sprains And Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Joint Sprain
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendinitis Treatment
- Ankle Physical Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Bursitis Treatment
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Elbow Physical Therapy
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Heel Raise Test
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Physical Therapy
- Hip Resurfacing
- Ice Therapy
- Injury Prevention
- Injury Rehabilitation
- It Band Syndrome Treatment
- Joint Mobilization
- Joint Ultrasound
- Kinesio Taping
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Ligament Strengthening
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mechanical Traction
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Pre-Operative Conditioning
- Rehabilitation
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Sciatica Treatment
- Second Opinion Evaluation
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Short Arm Splint
- Shoulder Instability Treatment
- Shoulder Physical Therapy
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Sports Concussion Testing
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Sports Performance Training
- Sprain And Strain Treatment
- Stress Fracture Management
- Tendinopathy Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Trigger Point Injection
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- IH-PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Dept of Surgery (2013)
Residency: Crozer-Chester Medical Center (2012)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2009)