About me
Dr. Korin Hudson is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and practices Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine with MedStar Health in Washington DC and Northern Virginia. Dr. Hudson received her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia where she studied bioethics and sports medicine as part of the Echols Scholars Program. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and remained at UVa for her residency training in Emergency Medicine before completing a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Hudson has been on faculty at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital since 2006. She is the Team Physician for Georgetown University Athletics, the Washington Wizards, and the Washington Mystics, and a consulting physician for the Washington Capitals and the Maryland Jockey Club where she serves as their EMS Medical Director. Dr. Hudson has also served on the Big East Conference Health and Safety Committee, the NCAA Division I Concussion Safety Protocol Committee and is currently on the NHL Emergency Action Planning Committee, the NBA Emergency Preparedness Committee, and the World Athletics Expert Advisory Board.
As a former paramedic and certified athletic trainer, Dr. Hudson enjoys working as part of the sports medicine "team" and enjoys the multidisciplinary approach to athlete care. In her office practice she treats a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and concussions, with a particular interest in caring for athletes of all ages and abilities.
She is conducting ongoing research on concussion, heat related illness in athletes, and emergency action planning and response as well as the role for medical simulation in out of hospital education and emergency training and preparedness. Dr. Hudson is also involved in community outreach and education with youth sports groups regarding safe and healthy athletics participation.
In the News
How can concussions in youth football leagues be reduced?
VIDEO: A roundtable discussion on concussions
Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Hair Cell Regeneration Therapy
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Bone Discontinuity
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Forearm Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skull Fractures
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthrocentesis
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Fatigue Management
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Float Therapy
- Fracture Reduction
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Groin Strain Treatment
- Hair Cell Regeneration Therapy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain Management
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mechanical Traction
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Muscle Injection
- Muscle Stiffness Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Rehabilitation
- Rotator Cuff Disorders Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Treatment
- Shock Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Treatment
- Shoulder Pain Management
- Shoulder Pain Treatment
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Traction Application
- Trigger Point Injection
- Wound Repair
- Wrist Instability 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
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- POS OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Virginia (2003)