About me
Richard Y. Hinton, MD, MPH, PT, is the Medical Director of MedStar Sports Medicine, Division Director for Sports Medicine MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and past Director of the MedStar Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.
Dr. Hinton's practice is concentrated on knee and shoulder conditions and involves athletes at the recreational, scholastic, collegiate, and professional levels of play. Dr. Hinton specializes in ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction and revision surgery, patellofemoral instability, shoulder instability and rotator cuff injuries. He has a special interest in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, including ACL injuries and osteochondritis dissecans.
Having trained at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia, Dr. Hinton began his sports medicine career as a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer. He then received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and residency training in orthopaedic surgery at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He completed fellowship training in both pediatric orthopaedic surgery and adult sports medicine at these same institutions. He then received his Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, with a concentration in epidemiology and injury prevention.
Dr. Hinton has served as a team physician for the Baltimore Ravens, Towson University, Loyola University, Morgan State University, the U.S. National Lacrosse Teams, and a number of scholastic and youth organizations. He is Co Chair of the NFL's Research and Innovations Committee, one of 14 members of the NFL's Health and Safety Oversight Committee, and is an executive member of US Lacrosse's Sports Science Committee. He is the Director of the nation's leading lacrosse-specific sports medicine program located at USA Lacrosse and MedStar Health. He has served as president of the Maryland Orthopaedic Association, held membership on various AOSSM committees, and served on the Maryland Board of Physicians Athletic Trainers Oversight Committee.
Dr. Hinton has authored numerous articles in the areas of injury epidemiology, lacrosse sports medicine, ACL injury and reconstruction, and knee conditions in the skeletally immature. He is frequently invited to speak at regional and national medical meetings, as well as public conferences focused on youth sports medicine.
Hinton directs the lecture series / podcast: Sports Agora: Where Sport, Health, and Culture Meet. Hinton also directs a nonprofit musical group, the Common Man Project that speaks to purposeful, engaged living in our American culture.
Awards
Dr. Hinton was named a “Top Doc” by Baltimore Magazine for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Pioneer Award Maryland Athletic Trainers Association
AOSSM NCAA Research Award
Alpha Omega Alpha Johns Hopkins Medical Society
Eddie Wojecki Award National Athletic Trainer's Association
Margert Moore Scholar UNC School of Physical Therapy
Clinical areas of focus
- Golf Medicine
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Treatment
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Forearm Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- 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
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendinitis Treatment
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Repair
- Calcific Tendinitis Treatment
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Claviculectomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Excision Or Curettage, Radius Or Olecranon Process
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Fascia Lata Graft
- Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Golf Medicine
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Distraction
- Hip Tenotomy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Drainage
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Stem Cell Therapy
- Knee Synovial Fluid Analysis
- Kneecap Realignment With Ligament Reconstruction
- Laryngomalacia Surgery
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteotomy
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Removal Of Implant
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Treatment
- Scapular Stabilization
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Shoulder Arthrodesis
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Capsular Shift
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Impingement Surgery
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Osteotomy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Slap Tear Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- Shoulder Subluxation Surgery
- Shoulder Tendon Repair
- Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome Treatment
- Slap Repair
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Psychology Counseling
- Stress Fracture Management
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tibial Fracture Treatment
- Torn Meniscus Repair
Practice locations
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12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 300
Bel Air, MD, 21015
2 Loveton Cir
Sparks, MD, 21152
2118 Greenspring Dr
Ste 210
Timonium, MD, 21093
3333 N Calvert St
Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1998)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (1996)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (1992)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1991)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2017, 2019, and 2020