Ahamefula Elemuwa Onyike, MD| Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Aham Onyike, a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacement. His areas of special expertise include complex joint problems, hip and knee replacement revision, sickle cell-related joint problems, avascular necrosis and other presentations in young people.
His approach to treating patients focuses on tailoring treatment and providing the best evidence-based care for each patient’s specific problem. He listens carefully to all of his patients so he can understand how their orthopedic problems affect them and involves them in choosing the treatment path that offers the best proven option to achieve the best outcome.
Dr. Onyike has presented at U.S. and international conferences and is widely published in peer-reviewed orthopedic journals. He is also a reviewer for Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Onyike is very involved with humanitarian work. He founded and leads a non-profit foundation, Operation Stand-Walk-Run. They have also established 2 hospitals in Nigeria (Center for Advanced Specialty Surgery). Through the foundation and hospitals, he and his team have undertaken a number of medical missions to Africa, where he has provided state-of-the-art orthopedic care to children and adults with various orthopaedic afflictions. In 2019, he was named a Humanitarian Award winner by the Healthcare Corporation of America for this work.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Arthritis Of Knee
- Computer Assisted Knee Replacement
- Hip Arthritis
- Partial Knee Replacement
- Robotic Hip Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Revision
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Knee Revision
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acetabular Fracture
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Arthritis Of Knee
- Arthrofibrosis Of The Knee
- Articular Cartilage Microfracture
- Avascular Necrosis Of Hip
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Knee
- Bucket Handle Meniscus Tear
- Bursitis Of The Hip
- Cartilage Damage Of Hip
- Chondromalacia
- Deconditioned Knee
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hip
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Knee
- Discoid Meniscus
- Gluteal Injury
- Gluteus Medius Tear
- Hip Arthritis
- Hip Click
- Hip Dislocation
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Injury
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pain Over Age 60
- Hip Rotator Cuff Tear
- Hip Sprain
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Instability After A Total Knee Replacement
- Jumper's Knee
- Knee Click
- Knee Clunk Syndrome
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Growth Plate Fracture
- Knee Growth Plate Injury
- Knee Injury
- Knee Instability
- Knee Pain
- Knee Pain For Patients Aged 60 And Older
- Knee Tendonitis
- Knock Knee Deformity
- Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear
- Lesions Of Popliteal Nerve
- Lesions Of Posterior Tibial Nerve
- Locking Knee
- Loose Body In The Hip
- Loose Body In The Knee
- Loosening Of A Total Hip Replacement
- Loosening Of A Total Knee Replacement
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
- Meniscus Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Multiple Ligament Knee Injury
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Lower Extremities
- Osteochondritis Of The Knee
- Osteolysis
- Osteonecrosis Of The Knee
- Pain After A Total Knee Replacement
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Injury
- Patellar Instability
- Patellar Tendon Rupture
- Patellofemoral Arthritis
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Periprosthetic Femur Fracture
- Popliteal Cyst
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Posterolateral Corner Injury
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Hip
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Knee
- Pseudarthrosis Of The Tibia
- Pubic Symphysis Fracture
- Pubic Symphysis Separation
- Recurrent Dislocation Of A Total Hip Replacement
- Snapping Hip Syndrome
- Stiffness After A Total Knee Replacement
- Tibial Spine Fracture
- Tibial Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- 2 Stage Revision Of Hip Replacement
- 2 Stage Revision Of Knee Replacement
- Acetabular Surgery
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Revision
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of The Knee
- Arthroscopy Of Hip
- Arthroscopy Of Knee
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Cartilage Transplant
- Computer Assisted Hip Surgery
- Computer Assisted Knee Replacement
- Damaged Knee Cartilage Removal
- Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement
- Distal Femoral Osteotomy
- Femoral Osteotomy
- Fibulectomy
- High Tibial Osteotomy
- Hip Joint Debridement
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Joint Preservation Surgery
- Hip Preservation
- Hip Rotator Cuff Repair
- Hip Surgery
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Joint Preservation Surgery
- Knee Arthroplasty
- Knee Cartilage Repair
- Knee Fusion
- Knee Injection
- Knee Joint Preservation
- Knee Microfracture Surgery
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Stabilization
- Knee Surgery
- Knee Tendon Repair
- Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair
- Makoplasty
- Medial Collateral Ligament Repair
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
- Meniscal Surgery
- Meniscectomy
- Meniscus Tear Repair
- Meniscus Transplant
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
- Multiple Ligament Reconstruction
- Osteochondral Allograft
- Osteochondral Autograft
- Partial Hip Replacement
- Partial Knee Replacement
- Patella Realignment
- Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
- Patient Specific Instrumentation
- Periacetabular Osteotomy
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Of The Hip
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Of The Knee
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Repair
- Posterior Hip Replacement
- Reconstruction Of Hip
- Reconstructive Knee Surgery
- Removal Of Hip Prosthesis
- Removal Of Knee Prosthesis
- Resurfacing Of Acetabulum
- Resurfacing Of Hip
- Retrograde Drilling Avascular Necrosis
- Robotic Hip Surgery
- Robotic Knee Surgery
- Robotic Partial Knee Replacement
- Surgery For Arthritis
- Synovectomy Of Knee
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement, Age Greater Than 50
- Total Hip Replacement, Age Less Than 50
- Total Hip Revision
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement, Age Greater Than 50
- Total Knee Replacement, Age Less Than 50
- Total Knee Revision
- Viscosupplementation
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Program: Virginia Commonwealth University (2005)
Graduate Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (2005)
Internship/Residency: Howard University Hospital (2004)
Graduate Education: Howard University Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1999)