Dr. Natalie Chilaka, MD

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Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Natalie Chilaka, who serves patients in Glen Burnie, Maryland

A competent orthopedic trauma surgeon specializing in fracture care and osteoporosis treatment, Dr. Chilaka is in practice at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center, working with patients in their Orthopedics Department and Osteoporosis Clinic. She treats a wide spectrum of traumatic orthopedic conditions, including upper extremity fractures, lower extremity fractures, intra-articular and peri-articular fractures, pelvis fractures, nonunions and malunions, and tendon ruptures.

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center provides the highest quality health care services to the communities they serve. The medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people. They have 285 licensed beds and are home to over 3,300 employees and 1,000 medical staff members.

Academically, Dr. Chilaka earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at the Harvard Combined Program in Boston, Massachusetts, and then completed a fellowship in orthopedic trauma at Denver Health & Hospital Authority.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (FAAOS), she is board-certified in orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). The ABOS is an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopedic residents and surgeons as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopedic surgeons.

Among her professional affiliations, Dr. Chilaka is an active member of the Orthopedic Trauma Association, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Following her training, she worked for several years at Yale New Haven Hospital, a busy level 1 trauma center in Connecticut. She joined the medical staff of UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in 2017, and started the Osteoporosis Clinic in 2019.

Orthopedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.

On a more personal note, she is fluent in both English and French.

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