About me
Val Bratinov, MD, is an emergency medicine provider with specialty training in Sports Medicine practicing with MedStar Health in Baltimore. As part of the Sports Medicine team, he specializes in the treatment of all level athletes from weekend enthusiasts to professionals. Dr. Bratinov sees patients at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Bratinov provides evaluation and treatment for a variety of musculoskeletal injuries ranging from acute due to trauma to more chronic and overuse injuries such as tendonitis. When appropriate, he utilizes ultrasound in office to augment diagnosis, treatment, and therapy. Additional specialty care provided by Dr. Bratinov includes gait analysis, compartment testing, and concussion care.
Dr. Bratinov earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He then received his medical degree from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Bratinov completed his residency in emergency medicine at WellSpan York Hospital where he served as chief resident. Finally, he completed his fellowship training with the UPMC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program where he worked as team physician for the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University, and Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently the Team Physician for Coppin State University.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Forearm Fracture
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- 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
- Skull Fractures
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- General Anesthesia
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Traction Application
- Wound Closure
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Rave Blvd
Smyth Bldg Ste 404
Baltimore, MD, 21239
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: UPMC St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center (2020)
Residency: York Hospital GME (2019)
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School Of Medicine (2016)