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- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
- Sports Medicine
- achilles tendon injuries
- achilles tendonitis
- achilles tendonosis
- acl injuries
- acromioclavicular fracture Show All
- achilles tendon surgery
- anterior cruciate ligament repair
- arthroscopy of knee
- arthroscopy of shoulder
- autologous chondrocyte implantation Show All
Dr. Leigh Ann Curl is the Chief of Orthopaedics at MedStar Harbor Hospital. As part of the MedStar Sports Medicine team, Dr. Curl is the head orthopaedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens. She has been with the Ravens since 1998.
In March 2018, she was elected President of the NFL Physicians Society. As president, Dr. Curl will help provide direction and support for the physicians and athletic trainers to ensure athletes receive the highest standard of medical and surgical care. In 2019, she was inducted into Robert “Tick” Cloherty - Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
In addition, she is currently assistant team physician for the Baltimore Orioles, and has also served as team physician for the University of Maryland Terrapins, the New York Mets, USA Women's Basketball, USA Women's Rugby, Johns Hopkins University and St. John's University in New York.
Dr. Curl is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. She is board certified and has trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut where she played collegiate basketball. Her expertise is sports-related injuries and complex conditions of the shoulder and knee.
- Fellowship Program: Hospital for Special Surgery (1995)
- Residency Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1994)
- Internship Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1990)
- Medical School: John Hopkins Univ School of Med (1989)
- Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, Elected President of NFL Physicians Society
- ESPN Magazine: Women Who Will Change the Way Sports are Played
- 1st Woman to be Named Head Team Orthopaedic Surgeon in the NFL
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, MedStar Sports Medicine Surgeon at MedStar Harbor Hospital, Named a "Best Doctor" in Maryland
- Leigh Ann Curl, MD, MedStar Sports Medicine Surgeon at MedStar Harbor Hospital, Named Top Physician in Region
- ACL Reconstruction Gets Young Athlete Back on the Field
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2017, 2019, & 2020