Michael Sean Murphy, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Murphy is an orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in hand surgery. His practice is confined to shoulder through fingertip problems. His interests include arthroplasty, traumatic conditions, vascular disorders, arthroscopy, trauma, hand arthritis, and difficult fractures and joint reconstruction.
Dr. Murphy obtained his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital and a fellowship in hand surgery at the Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation. Dr. Murphy is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. In addition, he is the associate hand fellowship program director at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He is an attending surgeon and consultant in outpatient clinics and surgical cases with the residents and fellows. He is actively involved in direct surgical education, didactic lectures and research. Dr. Murphy sub-specializes in arthroplasty, traumatic conditions and vascular disorders.
Dr. Murphy serves as assistant program director of the Curtis Hand Surgery Fellowship. He directs the weekly "classic articles" journal club, as well as the monthly citywide journal club. He is the director of our international medicine program and leads biannual hand surgery missions to the Dominican Republic with the fellows and residents. He is active in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and is an active examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He serves on many administrative committees with a focus on hand surgery education.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Finger Contracture Release
- Ganglion Excision
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Deformity Of The Wrist
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Wrist
- Arthropathy
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Congenital Hand Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Finger Joint Dislocation
- Finger Sprains
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Ganglion Cysts
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of The Finger
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Reduction Defects Of Upper Limb
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Hand
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Deformity
- 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 Tendon Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroplasty
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Digital Neuroplasty
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Excision Of Bone Cyst Or Tumor Of Radius Or Ulna
- Excision Of Tendon
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Finger Contracture Release
- Ganglion Excision
- Hand Drainage
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tenolysis
- Tenotomy
- 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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hand Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (1992)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (1991)
Internship: Bellevue Hospital Center (1985)
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry (1984)