Johnathan Bernard, M.D., MPH

Specialties

OrthoVirginia Offices

Dr. Johnathan Bernard is a board certified/fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder, knee, and arthroscopic surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and he hold a Certificate of Added Qualifications as a Sports Medicine Specialist. His surgical practice cares for all athletes, from recreation level to elite. He has an interest in joint preservation procedures, meniscal tears, ACL reconstruction/revision, rotator cuff disorders, shoulder replacements and sports-related injuries and trauma. Dr. Bernard is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine and team physician for the Washington Commanders and a member of AAOS, AANA, AOSSM, and NFL Physicians Society.

After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, he received his combined MD/MPH from Yale School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his orthopedic residency at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and completed his sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at Hospital For Special Surgery in New York, where he was team physician for the New York Giants. He then completed an AO Trauma Fellowship in Geneva Switzerland.

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Education & Training

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, Fellowship
  • AO Short-Fellowship, Geneva, Switzerland, Fellowship
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency
  • Harvard, University School of Public Health, Masters in Public Health
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Medical Degree
  • United States Naval Academy, Bachelor of Science

Certifications

  • Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

ABOS board certified in orthopedic surgery

Hospital & Team Affiliations

  • HCA Stone Spring Hospital
  • Inova Loudoun Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Inova Loudoun Hospital
  • Point of Rocks Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Team Physician, Washington Commanders
  • Team physician for high school football, Loudoun County, 2015-present
  • Former Resident Team Physician, Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  • Former Assistant Team Physician, New York Giants (NFL)

Organizations & Awards

  • AOA-OMEGA Orthopaedic Research Grant
  • Best of Loudoun Reader’s Choice 2019
  • Loudoun 40 Under 40 in 2019
  • Loudoun 100 Class of 2019
  • OREF Resident Research Grant
  • Shorewood High School Tradition of Excellent Award – Sports Medicine
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery-ABMS Visiting Scholar
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America Health Policy Fellow
  • Loudoun Soccer Board Advisory Council
  • Mortimer Zuckerman Fellowship, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Treatments

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Core decompression
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Foot pain treatments
  • Fragility fracture care
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair
  • Nerve decompression
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
  • Non-operative avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative general – bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative posterior tibial tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Osteoporosis care
  • Periarticular fracture care
  • Peroneal tendon repair
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • Posterior tibial tendonitis
  • Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
  • R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder replacement surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Stem cell injections
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Tenex/FAST procedures
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery
  • Wrist fracture surgery
  • Wrist tendonitis surgery

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  • Hospital for Special Surgery, Fellowship
  • AO Short-Fellowship, Geneva, Switzerland, Fellowship
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency
  • Harvard, University School of Public Health, Masters in Public Health
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Medical Degree
  • United States Naval Academy, Bachelor of Science

Certifications

  • Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

ABOS board certified in orthopedic surgery

  • HCA Stone Spring Hospital
  • Inova Loudoun Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Inova Loudoun Hospital
  • Point of Rocks Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Team Physician, Washington Commanders
  • Team physician for high school football, Loudoun County, 2015-present
  • Former Resident Team Physician, Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  • Former Assistant Team Physician, New York Giants (NFL)

  • AOA-OMEGA Orthopaedic Research Grant
  • Best of Loudoun Reader’s Choice 2019
  • Loudoun 40 Under 40 in 2019
  • Loudoun 100 Class of 2019
  • OREF Resident Research Grant
  • Shorewood High School Tradition of Excellent Award – Sports Medicine
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery-ABMS Visiting Scholar
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America Health Policy Fellow
  • Loudoun Soccer Board Advisory Council
  • Mortimer Zuckerman Fellowship, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Core decompression
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Foot pain treatments
  • Fragility fracture care
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair
  • Nerve decompression
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
  • Non-operative avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative general – bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative posterior tibial tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Osteoporosis care
  • Periarticular fracture care
  • Peroneal tendon repair
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • Posterior tibial tendonitis
  • Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
  • R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder replacement surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Stem cell injections
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Tenex/FAST procedures
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery
  • Wrist fracture surgery
  • Wrist tendonitis surgery