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
- Chest 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 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
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
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)