Gregory Paul Guyton, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Guyton is the Division Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and the Fellowship Director, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in foot and ankle reconstruction. Dr. Guyton sees patients in Timonium, Hunt Valley, Bel Air, and at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.
He is one of 20 national directors of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the organization that credentials orthopaedic surgeons across the country. He also serves on the Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the organization that oversees all orthopaedic residency training in the country. He has lectured extensively on foot and ankle orthopaedics throughout Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia.
As a nationally-renowned researcher, he reviews submissions to medical journals including: Foot & Ankle International, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, and the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society and the Orthopaedic Foot Club.
Dr. Guyton completed medical school at Harvard and a fellowship with Dr. Roger Mann, regarded at the time as the most prestigious in the country. His clinical interests include arthroscopic surgery for ligament, tendon and cartilage injuries, total ankle replacement, neuromuscular disorders, and minimally invasive surgery for severe bunions. He has dedicated his career to advancing the science of foot and ankle orthopaedics.
In 2024, 2023, 2020, and 2016, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Physical Therapy For Ankle
- Plantar Fasciitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Nerve Damage
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bunions
- Bursopathy
- Calcaneal Spur
- Cartilage Disorder Of The Ankle
- Clubfoot
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Enthesopathy Of The Achilles Tendon
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Tendonitis
- Fracture Of The Pelvis
- Fracture Of The Talus
- Fracture Of The Tibia And Fibula
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hammertoes
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- High Arches
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Ingrown Toenail
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Kohler Disease
- Leg Pain
- Leg Weakness
- Limb Deformity
- Lisfranc Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lower Leg Nerve Entrapment
- Lower Leg Tendonitis
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Morton's Neuroma
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Plantar Fascia Rupture
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Scapha Deformity
- Sesamoiditis
- Sever's Disease (HEEL PAIN)
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Stress Fracture
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Talar Dome Fracture
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Joint Sprain
- Toe Tenosynovitis
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist Joint Replacement
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Clubfoot Correction
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Neuroma Excision
- Orthopedic Bracing
- Physical Therapy For Ankle
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Spreading
- Visian Icl
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 Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Institution Not Present (1999)
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (1998)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1993)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc: 2024, 2023, 2020, 2016