About me
Dr. Kevin O’Malley is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery and Chief of Orthopedic Hand Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His areas of special interest and surgical expertise include:
- Treatment of acute upper extremity trauma
- Hand, wrist and elbow arthroscopy
- Fracture care
- Soft-tissue reconstruction, including tendon transfers, nerve repair, and soft tissue coverage
- Surgical treatment of arthritis affecting the wrist, elbow, and shoulder
He approaches clinical care with the understanding that he is caring for the whole person, not just the hand and upper extremity. He emphasizes taking time to listen to patients to find treatment plans tailored to each individual patient's life and goals.
Dr. O’Malley has presented at conferences on hand and upper extremity surgery and trauma and is involved in ongoing research on these topics. He previously served as a clinical instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Outside of the office, Dr. O'Malley enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the outdoors.
Credentials
Medical Degree: Georgetown University Medical School
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Tufts University Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Joint Sprain
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Wrist
- Arthropathy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bunion Deformity
- Bursopathy
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger Cysts
- Finger Injury
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Sprains
- Finger Tendonitis
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm Blood Vessel Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Ganglion Cysts
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Deformity
- Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation
- Hand Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of The Finger
- Osteoarthritis Of Thumb
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Amputation
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thumb Arthritis
- Thumb Laceration
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Amputation
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Ganglion Cyst
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Laceration
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
- Wrist Blood Vessel Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Replacement
- Articular Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Carpectomy Of All Bones Of Proximal Row
- Carpometacarpal Dislocation Treatment
- Closed Treatment Of Radial Head Subluxation
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Digital Ray Amputation
- Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Elbow Joint Replacement
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Finger Contracture Release
- Hand Fracture External Fixation
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Replacement Of The Hand
- Lunate Dislocation Treatment
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpal Reposition With Internal Fixation
- Olecranon Fracture Fixation
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radial Head Fracture Fixation
- Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Radius Reposition With Internal Fixation
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Synovectomy Of Tendon Sheath
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendon Sheath Drainage
- Tenolysis
- Thumb Arthroplasty
- Trigger Finger Treatment
- Ulnar Shaft Fracture Treatment
- 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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University of Portland (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- Hugh H. Hussey Medical Student Teaching Award
- String of Pearls Resident Teaching Award
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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O’Malley, K, Conroy, C, Hattwick, E. Median nerve entrapment in fracture callus in setting of Riche-Cannieu anastomosis. Poster presentation at the 2019 Virginia Orthopaedic Society Meeting.
McDaniel, C, O’Malley, K, Kessler, M. Effect of Surgical Approach on Complication Rates in Distal Biceps Tendon Repair: A Systematic Review. Oral Presentation at the 2019 American Association for Hand Surgery Conference.
O’Malley, K, Kent, T, Argintar, E. “Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete.” Adaptive Sports Medicine: A Clinical Guide, Springer, 2017.
Hymes, R, O’Malley, K, Ramsey, L, Marcel, J, Malekzadeh, A. The Impact of Orthopaedic Implants on Airport Security in a Post 9/11 World. Poster presentation at the 2016 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Jones, P, Ji Y.M, O’Malley, K, Nesti, L. Heterotopic ossification of a peripheral nerve following blast injury. Poster presentation at the 2015 American Society for Peripheral Nerve.
Jones, P, Ji Y.M, O’Malley, K, Nesti, L. Heterotopic ossification of a peripheral nerve following blast injury. Poster presentation at the 2014 Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Anderssohn, A.M, Cox, K, O’Malley, K, Dees, S, Hosseini, M, Boren, L, Wagner, A, Bradley, JM, Kelley, MJ, Acott, TS. Molecular Chaperone Function for Myocilin. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2011, 52:7548-7555.
O’Malley, K. Myocilin Molecular Chaperone Function, oral presentation at the 2008 M.J. Murdock Regional Research Conference, Tacoma, WA
O’Malley, K. The Enzymatic Activity of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Following Thermal Denaturation, poster presentation at the 2007 M.J. Murdock Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salem, OR
O’Malley, K., Churchill, R., Henn, C. “Post-Traumatic Arthritis of the Elbow.” Post-Traumatic Arthritis, Jaypee.
O’Malley, K., McDaniel, C. Chang, E. “Biceps and Triceps Injuries.” Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 7th Ed. Elsevier.