David Larry Gold, MD| Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
David L. Gold, MD, is the section chief of orthopaedic surgery at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and joint replacement, using both computer-assisted and traditional techniques. In addition to hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, Dr. Gold also performs fracture care and general orthopaedic surgery.
Dr. Gold attended the University of Maryland, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery, internship, and fellowship from the same institute. He also completed his fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Gold focuses on combining high-quality patient care and surgical expertise to create an excellent patient experience. The office's nursing staff and physical therapists go above and beyond to make it a wonderful experience for each and every patient. Patients have such positive results that they cannot imagine having had a better experience while in a hospital.
David Gold, MD, was named a 2020 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for orthopaedic surgery: joint.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Arthroplasty
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acl Tear
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Arthritis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chest Injury
- Chronic Gout
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Tendonitis
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Pelvic Fracture
- Periprosthetic Fracture
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- 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
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spondylosis
- Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arm Osteotomy
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrocentesis Testing
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Cancer Treatment
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Conversion Of Previous Hip Surgery
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
- External Fixation Of Right Tarsal
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Flap Surgery
- Fracture Reduction
- Gait Analysis For Walking And Balance
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Ganglion Excision
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Humeral Fracture Brace
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Infection Treatment
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Left Shoulder Joint Drainage
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Muscle Stiffness Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Open Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Open Medial Malleolus Fracture Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Orthopedic Treatment
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Removal Of Implant
- Reposition Radius With Internal Fixation
- Reposition Right Tibia
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Cuff Reconstruction
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Soft Tissue Injury Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Rupture Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tibial Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Torn Meniscus Repair
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Instability Treatment
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1992)
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (1991)
Internship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (1987)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1986)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Balder Scholarship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Senatorial Scholar
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
The posteromedial portal in knee arthroscopy: An analysis of diagnostic and surgical utility. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 1995.Osteochondroma of the distal clavicle: An unusual cause of the rotator cuff impingement. The American Journal of Orthopedics, 2000.
Extramedullary versus intramedullary tibial alignment guides for total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedics, 2005.
Long-term results of the GORE-TEX graft for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. University of Maryland Research Day, 1991.
The use of epidural anesthesia in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. National Meeting of the American Society of Sports Medicine. 1992.
Multiple presentations and orthopedic seminars on the use of computer navigation for total knee replacements.
Extramedullary versus intramedullary tibial alignment guides for total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedics, 2005.
Long-term results of the GORE-TEX graft for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. University of Maryland Research Day, 1991.
The use of epidural anesthesia in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. National Meeting of the American Society of Sports Medicine. 1992.
Multiple presentations and orthopedic seminars on the use of computer navigation for total knee replacements.