Leigh Ann Curl, MD| Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Leigh Ann Curl is the Chief of Orthopaedics at MedStar Harbor Hospital. As part of the MedStar Sports Medicine team, Dr. Curl is the head orthopaedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens. She has been with the Ravens since 1998.
In March 2018, she was elected President of the NFL Physicians Society. As president, Dr. Curl will help provide direction and support for the physicians and athletic trainers to ensure athletes receive the highest standard of medical and surgical care. In 2019, she was inducted into Robert “Tick” Cloherty - Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
In addition, she is currently assistant team physician for the Baltimore Orioles, and has also served as team physician for the University of Maryland Terrapins, the New York Mets, USA Women's Basketball, USA Women's Rugby, Johns Hopkins University and St. John's University in New York.
Dr. Curl is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. She is board certified and has trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut where she played collegiate basketball. Her expertise is sports-related injuries and complex conditions of the shoulder and knee.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm Fracture
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Groin Pull
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plica Syndrome
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Sprained Shoulder
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Torn Acl
- Torn Tendon
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Graft
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Chondroplasty
- Clavicle Fracture Treatment
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Excision Of Cyst
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Fasciotomy
- Fatigue Management
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Float Therapy
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Tenotomy
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Brace Treatment
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Lateral Release
- Loose Body Removal
- Lysis Adhesions
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteochondral Allograft
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Patellectomy Or Hemipatellectomy
- Removal Of Implant
- Scapular Stabilization
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Practice locations
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2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
2118 Greenspring Dr
Ste 210
Timonium, MD, 21093
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
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Passport
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (1995)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1994)
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1989)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2017, 2019, & 2020
Team Affiliations
- Head orthopedic surgeon with the Baltimore Ravens.
- Assistant team physician with the Baltimore Orioles.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, Elected President of NFL Physicians Society
- ESPN Magazine: Women Who Will Change the Way Sports are Played
- 1st Woman to be Named Head Team Orthopaedic Surgeon in the NFL
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, MedStar Sports Medicine Surgeon at MedStar Harbor Hospital, Named a "Best Doctor" in Maryland
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, MedStar Sports Medicine Surgeon at MedStar Harbor Hospital, Named Top Physician in Region
- ACL Reconstruction Gets Young Athlete Back on the Field