About me
Kelly Ryan, DO, is board certified in Family Medicine and was fellowship trained in Primary Care Sports Medicine, with additional certification of qualification for care for the athletic population. Dr. Ryan specializes in treating concussions, orthopedic injuries, injury prevention, nutrition, and training needs of athletes. She is Co-Medical Director of the Horsemen’s Health Program at Maryland Racetracks, which is a collaboration between MedStar Sports Medicine, Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Maryland Jockey Club and the Stronach group.
Dr. Ryan provides on-site medical care for the jockeys and horsemen including but not limited to acute and chronic injury care and prevention, as well as assistance with mental health concerns. In addition to providing care for all at the racetrack, Dr. Ryan treats family medicine, sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedic patients at the MedStar Franklin Square Family Health Center, MedStar Franklin Square Orthopedic Institute and MedStar Urgent Care, and teaches residents as Sports Medicine Faculty, part of the MedStar Franklin Square Family Medicine Residency Program. She also is an Associate Professor at Georgetown Medical School, Team Physician for Towson University College, former Team Physician for the professional indoor arena football team, the Baltimore Brigade, and assistant team physician for the Baltimore Orioles.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne
- Diabetes Management
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Nasopharyngitis
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sore Throat Management
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acne
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Body Mass Index
- Body Region Injury
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Injury
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Female Genital Pain
- Fever
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Herpes
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Palpitations
- Penis Disorders
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pruritus
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urological Disorders
- Urticaria
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Diabetes Management
- Disease Prevention
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Fatigue Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Functional Status Assessment
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Injury Prevention
- Joint Mobilization
- Labs And Blood Work
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Meniscal Injury Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Muscle Injection
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Services
- Pap Smear
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Performance Status Assessment
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Psa Testing
- Retinal Laceration Repair
- School Physicals
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Social Work Consultation
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Sore Throat Management
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Physicals
- Sports Psychology Counseling
- Stitch Removal
- Telehealth
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venipuncture
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Well Woman Exams
- Wound Repair
Practice locations
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9101 Franklin Square Dr Medical Arts Bldg Ste 300 Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-2000Fax 866-857-9388
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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Network OA
- Navigate
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2015)
Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2011)
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Waugh Chapel
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Bel Air
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Capitol Hill
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Waldorf at Festival Way
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Perry Hall
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Hyattsville
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Alexandria
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Gaithersburg at Darnestown Road
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Wheaton
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Adams Morgan
News and publications
- Preakness 2016: Much like the NFL, Maryland horse racing heightens focus on concussion safety for jockeys
- Jockey Health and Welfare Part of the Focus in Maryland Racing
- Concussions in the Horse Racing Industry
- Dr. Kelly Ryan Discusses Concussions in the Horse Racing Industry
- MedStar Health’s Dr. Kelly Ryan Appointed to National Horse Racing Advisory Board
- https://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/ryan-urges-tracks-to-take-a-good-hard-look-at-medical-protocol-and-not-just-for-jockeys/
- https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/headcheck-health-aims-for-blanket-jockey-health-program/
- Ryan K, Garruppo G, Alexander K, et al Injuries among Maryland jockeys during thoroughbred racing: 2015–2019
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000926. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000926
- Ryan, Kelly D. DO, CAQSM1,2; Brodine, Joseph MPH, MD1,3; Pothast, Jason MD, CAQSM2,4; McGoldrick, Adrian MB, MICGP, FFSEM5 Medicine in the Sport of Horse Racing, Current Sports Medicine Reports: September 2020 - Volume 19 - Issue 9 - p 373-379 doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000750