About me
Dr. Mitchell is the Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery as well as Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Mitchell specializes in arthroscopy and treats all types of sports injuries, including injuries to the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, and foot. Dr. Mitchell has specific training in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee with articular cartilage implantation and meniscal transplantation.
Dr. Mitchell has a specific interest in the throwing athlete and has published on UCL reconstruction with Dr. James Andrews. Additionally, he has conducted biomechanical research on meniscal repair.
A native of Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Mitchell graduated from St. Albans school. He attended Brown University and graduated with a degree in Law and Public Policy in 1997. He then conducted basic science research at the National Institutes of Health for a year before attending the Georgetown University School of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Mitchell continued at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for both his general surgery internship and his orthopaedic residency. After completing his orthopaedic training, Dr. Mitchell moved to Birmingham, Alabama to do a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine with Dr. James Andrews at the American Sports Medicine Institute.
Dr. Mitchell has worked with the Washington Nationals and DC United and is currently the team physician for several area high schools. He has been a team physician for the University of Alabama, the University of West Alabama, and the Birmingham Barons AA baseball team. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as well as the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Mitchell has a special interest in in ACL injury prevetion and is the Founder and CEO of FitSense Inc. FitSense's mission is to combine wearable technology with validated training protocols to revolutionize injury prevention, performance, and rehabilitation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acl Tear
- Adolescent Sports Medicine
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Replacement
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Mcl Sprain Or Tear
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Apophysitis
- Arm Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Broken Collarbone
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cartilage Injury
- Chondromalacia Patellae (KNEECAP PAIN)
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Strain
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Flexor Tendonitis
- Hip Fracture
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Bursitis
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lcl Sprain Or Tear
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mcl Sprain Or Tear
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pelvic Fracture
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Sever's Disease (HEEL PAIN)
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Fracture
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Acromioclavicular Dislocation Treatment
- Adolescent Sports Medicine
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Apophysitis Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Athletic Training Room Services
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Clavicle Fracture Treatment
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Claviculectomy
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment With Anesthesia
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Closed Trochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Fracture Reduction
- Glenohumeral Joint Capsulorrhaphy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Closed Treatment
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Management
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Lateral Release
- Lateral Retinacular Release, Open
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Men's Sports Medicine
- Metatarsal Fracture Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Regenerative Rehabilitation
- Removal Of Implant
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Scapular Fracture Treatment
- Sever's Disease Treatment
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Instability Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome Treatment
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Stress Fracture Management
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tibia Fracture Treatment
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
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Fellowship: American Sports Medicine Institute (2008)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (2002)
Awards
- Board-certified in General Orthopaedics
- Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Mitchell C, Cain EL, Andrews JR. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Elbow. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 19(6):596-601, November 2008.
Mitchell C, Bolt B, Cain EL. Meniscal Anchors: How Many Do You Need? A Biomechanical Analysis of Ultra Fast Fix™ Anchor Spacing in Human Cadaveric Meniscal Tears. Poster Presentation: 2009 American Acadamy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Kuo, C K; Christoforetti, J; Thompson, D; Clinton, C; Mitchell, C; Hawkins, M; Brockmeier, S; + Tuan, R S. A model for embryonic tendon wound healing in ovo. Poster; Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. 2005
Ecelbarger CA. Kim GH. Terris J. Masilamani S. Mitchell C. Reyes I. Verbalis JG. Knepper MA. Vasopressin-mediated regulation of epithelial sodium channel abundance in rat kidney. American Journal of Physiology - Renal Fluid & Electrolyte Physiology. 279(1):46-53, 2000 Jul.
· Wade JB. Lee AJ. Liu J. Ecelbarger CA. Mitchell C. Bradford AD. Terris J. Kim GH. Knepper MA. UT-A2: a 55-kDa urea transporter in thin descending limb whose abundance is regulated by vasopressin. American Journal of Physiology. 278(1):52-62, 2000 Jan.
Masilamani S. Kim GH. Mitchell C. Wade JB. Knepper MA. Aldosterone-mediated regulation of ENaC alpha, beta, and gamma subunit proteins in rat kidney. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 104(7):19-23, 1999 Oct.
Kim GH. Ecelbarger CA. Mitchell C. Packer RK. Wade JB. Knepper MA. Vasopressin increases Na-K-2Cl cotransporter expression in thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop. American Journal of Physiology. 276(1 Pt 2):96-103, 1999 Jan
Kim GH. Masilamani S. Turner R. Mitchell C. Wade JB. Knepper MA. The thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter is an aldosterone-induced protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95(24):14552-7, 1998 Nov 24.