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Specialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Ryan A. Hoffman is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder & elbow reconstruction. He sees patients at our MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Federal Hill, and Frederick locations.
He grew up in the Philadelphia area, attending medical school at Drexel University. In medical school, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and earned numerous awards for scholastic and clinical achievement. Afterwards, Dr. Hoffman remained in Philadelphia to complete orthopedic residency training at Einstein Healthcare Network. There, he was elected Administrative Chief resident and was the winner of the 22nd annual John R. Gregg Memorial Resident Bowl awarded by the Philadelphia Orthopedic Society. He then travelled to Providence, Rhode Island to complete a shoulder & elbow honor fellowship at Brown University. In addition, Dr. Hoffman completed training at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in reconstructive shoulder and elbow surgery.
Experienced in the latest surgical techniques, Dr. Hoffman has advanced training in shoulder and elbow replacements, shoulder and elbow arthroscopy, cupper extremity fractures, rotator cuff repairs with and without biologic augmentation, tendon transfers for the shoulder, joint salvage, joint preservation, and sports injuries of the shoulder and elbow.
Dr. Hoffman is a former shoulder surgery patient himself. This experience led him to provide an individualized approach centered on his patients. He works with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan, taking their preferences and needs into account.
In addition to his day-to-day medical practice, Dr. Hoffman is an accomplished researcher with numerous published book chapters and peer reviewed manuscripts in shoulder and elbow surgery. He has had several presentations and lectures on regional, national, and international levels. Dr. Hoffman is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society, Arthroscopic Association of North America, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also an editor for several medical journals, including Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery and Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research.
Dr. Hoffman enjoys teaching and serves as an educator for the MedStar Union Memorial Orthopedic Surgery residency program and as the Associate Director of the MedStar Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship.
As an elite collegiate wrestler, Dr. Hoffman competed in multiple national tournaments and medaled in the Junior Olympic Games. As a result, Dr. Hoffman is uniquely situated to understand the needs of the competitive athlete and difficulties they can encounter. He is currently a team physician with USA Wrestling. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, snowboarding, working out, and spending time with family and friends.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Elbow Arthroplasty
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Radial Head Replacement
- Golfer's Elbow
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Osteoarthritis
- Proximal Humerus Fracture Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Replacement
- Tennis Elbow
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arm Fracture
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Joint Derangement
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Elbow Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Replacement
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-6645Fax 410-554-2084
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
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Education
Fellowship: Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School (2023)
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (2022)
Medical School: Drexel University (2017)