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
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- 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
- Sports Injury Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- 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 Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthrocentesis
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- 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
- Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- 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
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Range Of Motion Therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- 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 Injury Treatment
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Traction Application
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
- Vasopneumatic Devices
- Visian Icl
- 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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
Videos
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)