Ryan Stephen Murray, MD| Pediatric Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Murray is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, including:
- Ligamentous injuries of the knee (ACL, including physeal sparing techniques)
- Patellar instability
- Cartilage and meniscus pathology
- Shoulder instability and dislocations
- Sports-related injuries
- General pediatric orthopaedics including hip dysplasia, limb deformity, and fractures
Dr. Murray is an active researcher and has written book chapters and been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Orthopaedics.
He focuses on shared decision making with patients and their families, working together to achieve each patient’s goals. He has a special interest in helping young athletes cope with injury and the psychological barriers to recovery.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Murray is also an assistant team physician for Georgetown University athletics.
Outside of work, Dr. Murray enjoys spending time with his wife, who is a pediatrician, and their two daughters. He also enjoys traveling, and sports.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acl Tear
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Capsulorrhaphy
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Defect
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Forearm Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrodesis Of Interphalangeal Joint
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Epiphyseal Arrest
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Capsulorrhaphy
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Knee Injection
- Knee Realignment
- Lateral Retinacular Release, Open
- Limb Salvage
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Quadricepsplasty
- Radial And Ulnar Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Remote Treatment
- Repair Of Median Nerve
- Repair, Primary, Disrupted Ligament, Ankle
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Scapular Fracture Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Supracondylar Or Transcondylar Fracture Fixation
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Tibia Fracture Treatment
- Tibial Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
G-PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20016
882 Muddy Branch Rd
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2021)
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2014)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025