About me
Thomas Ring, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified total joint replacement surgeon who practices at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute in Timonium and at the Hip and Knee Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. After six years of clinical practice in Pennsylvania, he has returned to Baltimore and joined MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
In addition to his medical education, Dr. Ring also earned a masters’ degree in biomedical engineering. Dr. Ring applies an engineering mindset to each of his reconstruction patients to choose the best possible treatment based on each individual's unique anatomy and personal goals. He has years of experience with Makoplasty robotic procedures and is fellowship trained in computer-aided navigation. As a former Division 1 all-conference athlete and former marathoner, he understands the importance of optimal physical function and seeks to achieve this in each of his patients.
He is an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery through 2025.
Clinical areas of focus
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Arthropathy
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft 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 And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bone Debridement
- Bone Repair
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Conversion Of Previous Hip Surgery
- Core Decompression
- Elbow Arthrocentesis
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation
- Femur Excision
- Femur Fixation Removal
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Bursa Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Joint Injection
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovial Biopsy
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Hip Bursa Injection
- Hip Disarticulation With Internal Fixation
- Hip Distraction
- Hip External Fixation
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty
- Hip Interposition Arthroplasty With Internal Fixation
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Joint Liner
- Hip Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Fixation
- Hip Meniscus Transplantation With External Fixation
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Tenotomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Joint Drainage
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microsurgery
- Muscle Injection
- Open Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Patella Arthroplasty With Prosthesis
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Quadriceps Release
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthrography
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Total Hip Replacement
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 101 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2850Fax 667-261-6062
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 Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Buffalo (2013)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2012)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2007)