About me
Margaret Arnold, MD, FACS, is the director of the MedStar Health Baltimore surgical residency program and the director of the MedStar Health Vein Centers in Baltimore. She is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon who is board certified in both vascular surgery and general surgery.
Dr. Arnold is experienced in both endovascular and open surgery and in the medical management of vascular issues. She treats all forms of vascular disease including aortic disease, peripheral vascular disease, and thoracic outlet syndrome, but primarily focuses her practice on treating venous disease such as varicose veins.
Her research focuses on medical and surgical training and education. A strong advocate for making wellness and lifestyle changes and modifications, she weaves this into her curriculum when teaching residents and counsels patients on this as well.
Dr. Arnold’s practice is patient-centered. She gets to know her patients on a personal level so that she can better understand their needs and goals. She involves her patients in the decision-making process so that they become more invested in their treatment plan. She has found this to be very successful as it contributes to a better quality of life for her patients.
Dr. Arnold is published widely, including book chapters and peer-reviewed articles and has spoken at regional and national vascular surgery conferences. She is a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Association of Women’s Surgeons, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, and is a Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
Listen to Dr. Arnold speak about varicose and spider veins on the MedStar Health DocTalk Podcast here. Dr Arnold is also featured in a video about sclerotherapy procedures for spider veins.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Endovascular Treatment
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Above-Knee Amputation
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Amputation
- Amputation Of Leg Through Tibia And Fibula
- Angioplasty
- Ankle Disarticulation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Decompression Fasciotomy Of Multiple Compartments Of Leg
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Scalenus Anticus Division
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thread Vein Removal
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Thrombolysis
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Pressure Testing
- Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography
- Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy
- Transmetatarsal Amputation
- Treadmill Exercise Test
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
Practice locations
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9101 Franklin Square Dr Medical Arts Bldg Ste 212 Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-1900Fax 443-777-1901
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2011)
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2009)
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2002)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2019-2023, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Video - Sclerotherapy procedure for spider veins
- Video - Deep Vein Thrombosis