Val Bratinov, MD| Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Val Bratinov, MD, is an emergency medicine provider with specialty training in Sports Medicine practicing with MedStar Health in Baltimore. As part of the Sports Medicine team, he specializes in the treatment of all level athletes from weekend enthusiasts to professionals. Dr. Bratinov sees patients at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Bratinov provides evaluation and treatment for a variety of musculoskeletal injuries ranging from acute due to trauma to more chronic and overuse injuries such as tendonitis. When appropriate, he utilizes ultrasound in office to augment diagnosis, treatment, and therapy. Additional specialty care provided by Dr. Bratinov includes gait analysis, compartment testing, and concussion care.
Dr. Bratinov earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He then received his medical degree from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Bratinov completed his residency in emergency medicine at WellSpan York Hospital where he served as chief resident. Finally, he completed his fellowship training with the UPMC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program where he worked as team physician for the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Forearm Fracture
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skull Fractures
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- General Anesthesia
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Traction Application
- Wound Closure
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
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: UPMC St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center (2020)
Residency: York Hospital GME (2019)
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School Of Medicine (2016)