About me
Dr. Baugher is an orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, shoulder, hand, wrist, and arthroscopy.
Dr. Baugher received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. He completed his general surgery training at Barnes Hospital, Washington University, and his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, as well as a hand surgery fellowship at NYU-Bellevue and Cabrini Hospitals.
Dr. Baugher is an attending hand surgeon and consultant for outpatient clinics and surgical cases with the residents and fellows. He is the attending surgeon for the Upper Extremity Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is actively involved in direct surgical education and didactic lectures. Dr. Baugher specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder, hand, and wrist. He serves as team physician for Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Clinical areas of focus
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Elbow Arthritis
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Hand Arthritis
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Wrist Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Hands
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Arm
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Distal Radial Fracture
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Bone Spur
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Osteoarthritis
- Forearm Fracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Hand Arthritis
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Osteoarthritis
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Mallet Finger
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Nail Injury
- Non-Displaced Fracture Of Radius
- Non-Displaced Fracture Of Ulna
- Proximal Ulnar Fracture
- Radial Fracture
- Radial Pseudarthrosis
- Radioulnar Synostosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Stress Fracture Of The Radius
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Tenosynovitis Of Hand
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Ulnar Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Injury
- Ulnar Pseudarthrosis
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Dislocation
- Wrist Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Finger Surgery
- Arthroscopy Of Wrist
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Surgery
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
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
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Student Resources
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- I-SNP
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Golden Rule
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Navigate
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- D-SNP)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Select
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Fellowship: Cabrini Medical Center (1980)
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (1979)
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center (1978)
Residency: Jewish Hospital (1974)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1972)