About me
Alex Koo, MD is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and St. Mary's Hospital. He is the Simulation/Education Liaison and part of the Residency Leadership Team of Georgetown Emergency Medicine Residency.
He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
Dr. Koo received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center. During his residency, he was nominated and selected as the 2018 Emergency Medicine Residents' Association 'Resident of the Year'.
Dr. Koo is well-published nationally and internationally with expertise in military medicine, exertional heat illness, simulation, trauma, and metacognition. He is a peer reviewer for Annals of Emergency Medicine and serves on ACEP's Education Meetings Subcommittee. He speaks nationally on selected, educational topics, and was selected as 'Junior Faculty of the Year' and 'Faculty of the Quarter' by the Georgetown Emergency Medicine Residency.
As an Army veteran, MAJ Koo served in operational conventional and unconventional roles. He specialized in medical simulation, residency education, and operational medicine in Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachments and mechanized infantry units. He was the Simulation Director for the Madigan Army Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency and Deputy Medical Director for Andersen Simulation Center. During his service, he was awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, the Armed Forces Service Medal, and Air Assault Badge.
He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM).
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Anaphylaxis
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma Attack
- Bartholin's Gland Diseases
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Pulp And Periapical Tissues
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Teeth And Supporting Structures
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fever
- Finger Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Genital Injury
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Penis Disorders
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Poisoning
- Respiratory Failure
- Rib Fracture
- Shortness Of Breath
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sore Throat
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Throat Pain
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urticaria
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Infection
- Vomiting
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Allergic Reaction Treatment
- Anaphylaxis Treatment
- Angiography
- Appendicitis Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Blood Transfusion
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain Evaluation
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment Without Anesthesia
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Eye Irrigation
- Fracture Reduction
- Gastrointestinal Decontamination
- Hemorrhage Control
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Infection Treatment
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Intubation
- Joint Dislocation Treatment
- Lumbar Puncture
- Moderate Sedation Services
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Orthostatic Vital Signs
- Pacemaker Insertion
- Procedural Sedation
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulse Oximetry
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Rib Fracture Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Sepsis Treatment
- Shock Treatment
- Short Arm Splint
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Soft Tissue Injury Treatment
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Splinting
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Suture Removal
- Thoracostomy
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Trauma Resuscitation
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Ultrasound
- Unclassified Injection
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vasopressor Administration
- Venous Blood Collection
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Wound Closure
- Wound Repair
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
9000 Franklin Square Dr. Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-7000miles away
110 Irving St. NW Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7000miles away
201 E. University Pkwy. Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2000miles away
18101 Prince Philip Dr. Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8882miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2000miles away
5601 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-8000miles away
25500 Point Lookout Rd. Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-8981miles away
3001 S. Hanover St. Baltimore, MD, 21225
410-350-3200miles away
7503 Surratts Rd Clinton, MD, 20735
301-868-8000miles away
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University (2015)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
DC’s air quality continues improving, region shifts to Code Yellow
DC activities canceled due to poor air quality
Can you drink too much water? Here’s what experts say” WTOP Radio. July 13th, 2023.
Koo AY, Walsh R, Goyal M. Emergency Medicine News: Procedural Lifelines. Blog
Koo AY, Rodgers DK, Hohman MH, Muise JR, Couperus KS, Phelps JF. Lessons Learned: Large-Scale Perfused Cadaver Training in Three Different Curricular Environments. Mil Med. 2024 Mar 30:usae110. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae110. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38554274.
Koo A. "Dr. Alex Koo Talks Electrical Injuries seen in the ED". ACEP NowCast. Mar 2024.
Koo A, Goyal M. “Mindfulness for the EM Doc”. ACEP Now. Aug 2023.
Koo A. “Why Physicians Are Overconfident and How We Can Overcome It”. ACEP Now. 10 Feb 2023.
Koo AY, Rodgers DK, Johnson KA, Gordon LL, Mease LE, Couperus KS. COVID-19 Antibody Prevalence From July to September 2020: One Army Infantry Brigade's Experience. J Spec Oper Med. 2021 Fall;21(3):60-65. doi: 10.55460/FES1-3YV5. PMID: 34529807.
Koo A, Bothwell J. “Tips for Working with Consultants”. ACEP Now. 2017 Nov 28.
Koo A, Walsh R. A Brief History on the Evolution of Amputation Hemorrhage Control and Surgical Technique. Am Surg. 2016 Jun;82(6):e118-9. PMID: 27305872.