JamesN.DeBritzMD

Orthopedic Trauma

Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, The George Washington University Hospital; Assistant Professor, The George Washington University School of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. DeBritz

Dr. James DeBritz is an orthopedic surgeon in Washington, DC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including George Washington University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 17 years. Dr. DeBritz accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 49 doctors at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and one of 65 doctors at George Washington University Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has 7 publications and 23 citings.

Office
900 23rd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
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Fax+1 202-715-4015

Education & Training

University of MarylandFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2005 - 2006
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2005
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2004 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2005 - 2014
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Does Prior Lumbar Fusion Influence Dislocation Risk in Hip Arthroplasty Performed for Femoral Neck Fracture
Tom G. Pollard, Kevin Y. Wang, Safa C. Fassihi, Alex Gu, Benjamin Farley
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2021-09-27
1 citations
Mortality and morbidity following operative management of tibial shaft fractures in octogenarians.
Tom G Pollard, Puneet Gupta, Theodore Quan, Pradip Ramamurti, Joseph E Manzi
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2023-02-01
6 citations
The impact of prior fragility fractures on long-term periprosthetic fracture risk following total knee arthroplasty.
Amil R Agarwal, Jordan S Cohen, Omar H Tarawneh, Alex Gu, James Debritz
Osteoporosis International. 2023-08-01

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem KeyCare PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CareFirst BCBS Maryland POS
CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage
CareFirst BlueChoice Network POS
CareFirst BluePreferred PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
First Choice
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon CommunityCare
Health Net Oregon PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
PacificSource Preferred PSN
Regence Oregon - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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