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Specialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Languages: English, Spanish
About me
Daniel Portney, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic hand surgeon who provides comprehensive care for teenagers and adults with traumatic injuries, infections, and chronic conditions of the upper extremity, including arthritis. He uses minimally invasive approaches to treat some of the most common conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, thumb and finger arthritis, broken bones, and ligament injuries. Dr. Portney is one of few surgeons in the area trained to offer wrist replacement surgeries. He also cares for patients who have functional implants and prosthetics, after undergoing amputation.
Dr. Portney engages his patients in their process of care, taking the time to assure they understand their care options and are key players in decision-making. He offers bedside ultrasound, a technology that provides immediate diagnostic feedback and has been instrumental in elevating the patient care experience. Dr. Portney is passionate about clinical research and has been published in several top hand surgery journals. Through his research, he studies the use of ultrasound and the use of big data to advance orthopedic care.
Understanding how important the hand is for daily living, Dr. Portney’s ultimate goal is to help each patient reduce pain and improve functionality. He sees patients in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Finger Arthritis
- Forearm Fracture
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Median Nerve Compression
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Thumb Arthritis
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Disorders
- Boxer's Fracture
- Broken Arm
- Cartilage Damage
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
- Congenital Hand Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Early Complications Of Hand Trauma
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Infection
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Laceration
- Finger Tendon Rupture
- Finger Tendonitis
- Forearm Blood Vessel Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- Ganglion Cysts
- Gout
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Infection
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hand Tendinitis
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Joint Disorder
- Mallet Finger
- Median Nerve Compression
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Reduction Defects Of Upper Limb
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Amputation
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Stress Fracture
- Syndactyly
- Thumb Arthritis
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
- Wrist Drop
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Articular Fracture Treatment
- Bennett Fracture Treatment
- Bone Graft
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpectomy Of One Bone
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Excision Of Tendon
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Excision Of Tumor Or Vascular Malformation
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy Of Palm
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
- Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Stabilization
- Left Ulnar Artery Repair
- Lunate Dislocation Treatment
- Median Nerve Release
- Metacarpal Reposition With Internal Fixation
- Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation Treatment
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
- Microfracture
- Microsurgery
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Nerve Grafting
- Open Carpal Tunnel Release
- Opponensplasty
- Osteotomy
- Palmar Fasciotomy
- Radial Nerve Release
- Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Scaphoid Nonunion Treatment
- Synovectomy Of Tendon Sheath
- Tendon Sheath Drainage
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tenolysis
- Tenotomy
- Trigger Finger Treatment
- Ulnar Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Ulnar Styloid Fracture Treatment
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
1 Main
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
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Education
Fellowship: Brown University (2025)
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System (2024)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2019)