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.
Procedures I perform
- Robotic Joint Replacements
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Prime
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- FIRST HEALTH
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
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)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine Office the Registrar (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
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.