Matthew Thomas Morris, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Matthew T. Morris, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon who provides comprehensive care for patients with disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He treats a wide variety of spinal conditions, including chronic back or neck pain, complex deformities, and spinal cord compression. He also cares for patients who experience spinal cord injuries as a result of traumatic events. Dr. Morris’ goal is to help patients relieve pain, restore function, and return to the highest possible quality of life.
Dr. Morris advocates for conservative clinical approaches—often recommending medication, physical therapy, and other nonsurgical options as a first step in a patient’s plan of care. When surgery is deemed necessary, he leverages motion-preserving and minimally-invasive techniques whenever possible, to help reduce the physiologic impact of surgery and to support a smoother recovery.
A strong patient–physician relationship is central to Dr. Morris’ philosophy of care. He takes time to ensure each patient fully understands their diagnosis, the full range of treatment options available, and the reasoning behind his clinical recommendations. Dr. Morris believes strongly in the importance of shared decision-making, viewing each patient as an active partner and the “driver” of their own care plan. He speaks both English and Spanish.”
Patients can schedule appointments with Dr. Morris at the following locations:
MedStar Health - Orthopedics at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
18109 Prince Philip Dr., Ste. 125
Olney, MD 20832
Phone 301-774-8958
Fax 410-354-2985
MedStar Health Medical Center at Leisure World
3305 N Leisure World Blvd
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Phone 301-598-1590
MedStar Health - Orthopedics at Frederick
163 Thomas Johnson Dr., Ste. E
Frederick, MD 21702
Phone 301-835-4433
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Balance Restoration
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Fracture Reduction
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
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
Education
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine (2024)
Residency: Hofstra North Shore-Lij School Of Medicine (2023)
Internship: Hofstra North Shore-Lij School Of Medicine (2019)
Medical School: Yeshiva University (2018)