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