About me
Dr. Segalman earned his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic residency at New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital and completed his fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Curtis National Hand Center.
Dr. Segalman is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is an attending hand surgeon who is actively involved in surgical education, didactics, anatomy and research for fellows and residents. Dr. Segalman sub-specializes in wrist, elbow, shoulder and brachial plexus disorders. His research interests include anatomy, biomechanics of the wrist and forearm and small joint disorders. He is active in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and currently chairs its public awareness committee.
Awards
Dr. Segalman was named a 2017 “Top Doc” by Baltimore Magazine for Hand Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Joint Sprain
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Elbow
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Sprains
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Burn Reconstruction
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteonecrosis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Reduction Defects Of Upper Limb
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Blood Vessel Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Hand
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Bone Graft
- Capsulotomy Of Wrist
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpectomy Of One Bone
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Finger Contracture Release
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Nerve Graft
- Neuroma Excision
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Prosthesis Removal With Debridement And Synovectomy
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tenolysis
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
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
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1993)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (1992)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2017