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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Range Of Motion Therapy
- 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 Injury 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
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Virginia (2003)