About me
*** In addition to the 106 Irving Street location, Dr. Bertram also sees patients at the below location**
18109 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 325 & Suite B100
Olney, MD 20832
Phone: 301-774-8962
Fax: 877-680-8198
Kurtis Bertram, DPM, is a fellowship-trained attending foot and ankle specialist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center.
Dr. Bertram sees patients for fracture care, ligament and tendon pathology, foot and ankle deformities, Charcot neuroarthropathy and diabetic foot care. He performs minimally invasive operative techniques such as minimally invasive bunionectomy, minimally invasive ligament reconstruction, and arthroscopy. He’s also specialty trained in Charcot reconstruction, external fixation, and limb salvage/wound care.
The first aspect of Dr. Bertram’s care involves evaluating the patient’s pathology and understanding what the patient’s goals are for care. He believes in exploring conservative non-operative measures, when appropriate, before considering surgery. If surgery is necessary, he guides patients pre-operative planning and-post operative rehabilitation to minimize complications and maximize results.
His clinical interests include trauma, sports medicine, ligament and tendon pathology, bunions, flat foot, cavus foot, ankle deformity, arthritic conditions, limb salvage, and Charcot reconstruction. He is currently involved in a research project with Kaiser Permanente that focuses on different bone-grafting techniques that increase the fusion rate in foot and ankle arthrodesis.
Dr. Bertram received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He joined MedStar Health for a residency in podiatric surgery and then completed a specialty fellowship with Kaiser Permanente in foot and ankle trauma and reconstruction. He is a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is simple, yet is at the forefront of every moment that I’m with my patients and coordinating their care -- to give patients the best treatment possible in order to give them the best quality of life possible.
“Foot and ankle injuries and deformities have an enormous impact on someone’s quality of life. I’m passionate about helping my patients achieve the ability to move around comfortably in their maximum capacity.
“I feel honored when my patients say that I listened, that I was honest, and that they understood all of their treatment options.
“I’m available to referring physicians to provide collaborative care for their patients. Focused on what serves the patient best, I firmly believe in keeping the lines of communication open between practitioners.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot Ulcer
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Foot Ulcer
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Ulcers
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Skin Thickening
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Wound Care
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Tenotomy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Stabilization
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Calcaneal Fracture Treatment
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Chronic Wound Care
- Clubfoot Correction
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Extensor Tenotomy
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Limb Salvage
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy For Hallux Valgus
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Paring Of Hyperkeratotic Lesion
- Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation Of Fracture Great Toe
- Phalanx Bone Excision
- Phonophoresis
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Relationship Therapy
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Orthotics
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tendon Lengthening
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Thumb Amputation
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Sprain Treatment
- Toe Spreading
- Total Ankle Replacement Revision
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
- 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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
Education
Fellowship: The Southeast Permanente (2021)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Medical School: New York College of Podiatric Medicine (2017)