About me
★★★★★ 4.8 stars on Healthgrades
“Dr. Jacobs is truly an outstanding surgeon! I had my left total hip replacement done in 2017, very successful…and then my right total hip replacement this past Jan. 8, 2019. And now I am walking with no more pain and no restrictions whatsoever. … It is so exciting to walk freely again…no more walker, no more cane, no more pain!!! He tells you everything honestly immediately, shows you the x-rays, explains the process. I was especially nervous on my first hip surgery…Dr. Jacobs took special care with me because of this. …I cannot recommend him any more highly. Don’t hesitate to select him.” – verified patient
Michael A. Jacobs, MD, is a top-ranked, nationally recognized leader in hip and knee replacement surgery, with more than 35 years’ experience in orthopedic surgery, teaching and prosthetic development.
For more than 25 years, Dr. Jacobs has been Head Orthopedic Surgeon for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. He is a member of several prestigious professional societies including the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and American Orthopedic Association. Dr. Jacobs is a board-certified surgeon who graduated from the Harvard orthopedic program and has been part of the orthopedic staff at Johns Hopkins since 1985.
His areas of specialty are robotic total and partial knee replacement surgery, traditional partial and total knee replacement surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery, hip replacement surgery, minimally invasive hip replacement surgery from the anterior approach, hip resurfacing, and revision knee and hip surgery. He has performed over 7,000 joint replacement procedures. As a leader in his field, Dr. Jacobs was among the first in Maryland to perform robotic total knee replacement surgery with the Mako robot. He operates at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
It is essential that patients with hip or knee pain partner with a physician with expert knowledge of the most advanced techniques, so they can advise the patient on the proper path.
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 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 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 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
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 101 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2155Fax 410-554-2084
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 405 Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-4764Fax 443-444-4725
3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
443-444-4764Fax 410-751-9354
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
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare East Select
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicaid - Maryland
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Navigate
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- I-SNP
- United Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Kaiser Signature
- Carefirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- D-SNP)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Golden Rule
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare for Life East
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (1987)
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1985)
Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (1985)
Fellowship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1985)
Residency Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1985)
Residency Program: Boston Childrens Hospital (1984)
Residency Program: Bryn Mawr Hospital (1981)
Internship Program: Medical College of Pennsylvania (1980)
Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (1979)