Brock William Adams, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Brock Adams is an orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty training in orthopaedic oncology. He is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and performs surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He focuses on the treatment of bone and soft-tissue tumors, both benign and malignant. He is trained in limb-sparing surgery and also has interests in the treatment of metastatic disease to the bone, musculoskeletal infections, and complex limb reconstruction. He treats both children and adults.
Dr. Adams completed his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin and his residency training at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. His fellowship training was completed at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Adams also participates in multiple areas of research within the fields of orthopaedics and orthopaedic oncology. He and his family live in Washington, D.C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Cancer Surgery
- Bone Sarcoma
- Brown Tumor
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Metastatic Bone Disease
- Pathological Fracture
- Skeletal Metastasis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adamantinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Bone
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Mass
- Bone Sarcoma
- Bone Tumor
- Brown Tumor
- Chondroma
- Chondromyxoid Fibroma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Fibrous Cortical Defect
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Giant Cell Tumor Of The Bone
- Histiocytosis Of Bone
- Lipomas
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
- Malignant Lymphomas Of Bone
- Metastatic Bone Disease
- Multiple Enchondromatosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Musculoskeletal Tumor
- Non Ossifying Fibroma
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Pathological Fracture
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sarcoma
- Skeletal Metastasis
- Spine Mets
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy Of Mass
- Bone Allograft
- Bone Autograft
- Bone Cancer Surgery
- Cancer Surgery
- Joint Replacement And Reconstructive Surgery
- Limb Sparing Surgery
- Radiofrequency Ablation Of Metastatic Spine Tumors
- Skeletal Reconstruction
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2013)
Residency Program: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2012)
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (2007)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Kelly MR, Argintar EH, Adams BW. “Adding Mass and Losing Strength: When Weightlifting Gains Don’t Add up.” E-poster presentation AMSSM Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, April 2021.
- Krumme J, Adams B, et al. “Radiolucent Implants for fixation of Impending and Pathologic Fractures.” Accepted, pending publication Orthopedics.
- Krumme J, Adams B, et al. “Outcomes of cryosurgery utilizing an argon cryoprobe.” E-poster presentation MSTS Annual Meeting, E-meeting, October 2020.
- Krumme J, Adams B, et al. “Early failures utilizing the photodynamic bone stabilization system in pathologic and impending fractures” E-poster presentation MSTS Annual Meeting, E-meeting, October 2020.
- Abdel Al S, Van Horn A, Adams B, Henshaw R. “Oncologic outcomes in octogenarian patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas.” Poster presentation Annual Medstar Research Symposium, Bethesda, MD, April 2018.
- Abdel Al S, Van Horn A, Adams B, Henshaw R. “Oncologic outcomes in octogenarian patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas.” Poster presentation MSTS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October 2017.
- Participant – Schneider PJ, et al. “Moving forward through consensus: a modified Delphi approach to determine the top research priorities in orthopaedic oncology.” Clin Orthop Relat Res, (2017)475:3044.
- Kalloub A, Van Horn A, Adams B, Henshaw R. “Inflatable nails for treatment of pathologic fracture, a retrospective study.” Poster presentation MSTS Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 2016.
- Adams B, Wallace M, Meftah M, Henshaw R. “Venous Thromboembolism in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients Treated Without Chemoprophylaxis.” Paper presentation AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 2015.
- Adams B, Roboubi B, Henshaw R. “Acute onset of vancomycin anaphylaxis with DIC in an orthopaedic oncology patient despite prior repeated exposure.” Am J Orthop, 2015 Dec;44(12):E523-5.
- Adams B, Wallace M, Meftah M, Henshaw R. “Venous Thromboembolism in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients Treated Without Chemoprophylaxis.” Annual Medstar Research Symposium, Columbia, MD, March 2014.
- Xu S, Adams B, Yu X, Xu M. “Denosumab and giant cell tumor of bone – a review and future management considerations.” Current Oncology 2013 Oct.
- Adams B, Wallace M, Meftah M, Henshaw R. “Venous Thromboembolism in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients Treated Without Chemoprophylaxis.” Musculosketetal Tumor Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, October 2013.
- Adams B, Iofin I, Henshaw R. “Treatment of Enchondrosarcomas of the Distal Femur.” Medstar Washington Hospital Center Research Day, Washington, DC, April 2013.
- Gallagher D, Adams B, El-Gendi H, Patel A. Grossman L, Berdia J, Korshunov Y, Goldman A. “Is Distal Locking Necessary? A Biomechanical Investigation of Intramedullary Nailing Constructs for Intertrochanteric Fractures.” J Orthop Trauma 2012 Dec 14.
- Adams B, Goldman A. “Is Distal Locking Necessary? A Biomechanical Investigation of Intramedullary Nailing Constructs for Intertrochanteric Fractures.” Podium Presentation at AONA 2012 Challenges in Fracture Care Across Disciplines, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Feb 2012.
- Baig, R, MD; Lozano-Calderon, SA, MD, PhD; vonStavenhagen, A; Adams, BW, MD; Cerabona, F, MD; Paulino, CB, MD; Metz, P; Merola, AA, MD. “Hip-Sacral Axis Measurement as Predictor of Lumbar Lordosis. An Intra and Interobserver Reliability Analysis.” IMAST 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Toronto, Canada, 2010.
- Hoch AZ, Adams B, Syed AQ, Syed AY, Clifford PS, Gutterman DD. “Folic acid supplementation improves endothelial function in eumenorrheic runners,” American College of Sports Medicine 52nd annual meeting, Nashville, TN, June 2005.
- Hoch AZ, Adams B, Taylor C. “Prevalence of components of the female athlete triad,” 66th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, PA, October 2005.
- Hoch AZ, Adams B, Syed AQ, Syed AY, Clifford PS, Gutterman DD. “Folic acid supplementation improves endothelial function in eumenorrheic runners.” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37(5):S52, 2005.
- Adams B, Hoch, AZ. “Does folic acid supplementation improve endothelial function?” Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, September 2004.