Walter Chad Hembree, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery
Languages: English
410-554-2959
About me
Walter C. Hembree, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery. He sees patients in Frederick, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, at MedStar Harbor Hospital, and at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. He is also the director of the foot and ankle fellowship at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree’s treatment philosophy is to assist patients in making informed, evidence-based decisions about their care, and to only use surgery as a last resort option. His clinical interests include total ankle replacement; foot and ankle sports injuries, trauma, and arthritis; flatfoot deformity; and forefoot and bunion surgery. He is excited to be a part of the research-driven academic foot and ankle program at Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bunions
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Hammertoes
- Heel Tendon Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Bursitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankle Nerve Damage
- Ankle Tendon Rupture
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Spur
- Bunionettes
- Bunions
- Charcot
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Dislocation
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Problems
- Foot Tendonitis
- Hammertoes
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Morton's Neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
- Osteonecrosis
- Stress Fracture
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Joint Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Surgery
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bunion Correction
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Fracture Surgery
- Hammertoe Correction
- Heel Pain Treatment
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Neuroma Excision
- Orthopedic Bracing
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-6530Fax 410-554-2959
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 Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital (2012)
Residency: Duke University Hospital (2011)
Medical School: Duke University (2006)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023, 2025