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 Finger Deformity
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- 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
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- 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
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Hand
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- Fasciectomy With Release Of Single Digit
- Finger Contracture Release
- Ganglion Excision
- Intercarpal Arthroplasty
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tenolysis
- 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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic 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)