About me
Dr. Mitchell is the Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery as well as Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Mitchell specializes in arthroscopy and treats all types of sports injuries, including injuries to the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, and foot. Dr. Mitchell has specific training in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee with articular cartilage implantation and meniscal transplantation.
Dr. Mitchell has a specific interest in the throwing athlete and has published on UCL reconstruction with Dr. James Andrews. Additionally, he has conducted biomechanical research on meniscal repair.
A native of Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Mitchell graduated from St. Albans school. He attended Brown University and graduated with a degree in Law and Public Policy in 1997. He then conducted basic science research at the National Institutes of Health for a year before attending the Georgetown University School of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Mitchell continued at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for both his general surgery internship and his orthopaedic residency. After completing his orthopaedic training, Dr. Mitchell moved to Birmingham, Alabama to do a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine with Dr. James Andrews at the American Sports Medicine Institute.
Dr. Mitchell has worked with the Washington Nationals and DC United and is currently the team physician for several area high schools. He has been a team physician for the University of Alabama, the University of West Alabama, and the Birmingham Barons AA baseball team. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as well as the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Mitchell has a special interest in in ACL injury prevetion and is the Founder and CEO of FitSense Inc. FitSense's mission is to combine wearable technology with validated training protocols to revolutionize injury prevention, performance, and rehabilitation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Repair
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arm Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cartilage Injury
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger Injury
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Flexor Tendonitis
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Pelvic Fracture
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thigh Fracture
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adolescent Sports Medicine
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment With Anesthesia
- Closed Tibial Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Closed Trochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Ergonomics
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Fall Prevention Training
- Falls Prevention
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Foot Orthotics
- Fracture Reduction
- Geriatric Orthopedics
- Geriatric Sports Medicine
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Closed Treatment
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Lower Limb Orthotics
- Lumbar Traction
- Lymphedema Management
- Men's Sports Medicine
- Monalisa Touch Therapy
- Muscle Injection
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Orthopedic Bracing
- Orthopedic Urgent Care
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Rehabilitation
- Removal Of Implant
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Restorative Services
- Right Hip Replacement
- Scapular Fracture Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Flexion Test
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Sports Performance Training
- Sports Rehabilitation
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tibia Fracture Treatment
- Time Management Training
- Vestibular Testing
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: American Sports Medicine Institute (2008)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (2002)
Awards
- Board-certified in General Orthopaedics
- Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
Mitchell C, Cain EL, Andrews JR. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Elbow. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 19(6):596-601, November 2008.
Mitchell C, Bolt B, Cain EL. Meniscal Anchors: How Many Do You Need? A Biomechanical Analysis of Ultra Fast Fix™ Anchor Spacing in Human Cadaveric Meniscal Tears. Poster Presentation: 2009 American Acadamy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Kuo, C K; Christoforetti, J; Thompson, D; Clinton, C; Mitchell, C; Hawkins, M; Brockmeier, S; + Tuan, R S. A model for embryonic tendon wound healing in ovo. Poster; Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. 2005
Ecelbarger CA. Kim GH. Terris J. Masilamani S. Mitchell C. Reyes I. Verbalis JG. Knepper MA. Vasopressin-mediated regulation of epithelial sodium channel abundance in rat kidney. American Journal of Physiology - Renal Fluid & Electrolyte Physiology. 279(1):46-53, 2000 Jul.
· Wade JB. Lee AJ. Liu J. Ecelbarger CA. Mitchell C. Bradford AD. Terris J. Kim GH. Knepper MA. UT-A2: a 55-kDa urea transporter in thin descending limb whose abundance is regulated by vasopressin. American Journal of Physiology. 278(1):52-62, 2000 Jan.
Masilamani S. Kim GH. Mitchell C. Wade JB. Knepper MA. Aldosterone-mediated regulation of ENaC alpha, beta, and gamma subunit proteins in rat kidney. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 104(7):19-23, 1999 Oct.
Kim GH. Ecelbarger CA. Mitchell C. Packer RK. Wade JB. Knepper MA. Vasopressin increases Na-K-2Cl cotransporter expression in thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop. American Journal of Physiology. 276(1 Pt 2):96-103, 1999 Jan
Kim GH. Masilamani S. Turner R. Mitchell C. Wade JB. Knepper MA. The thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter is an aldosterone-induced protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95(24):14552-7, 1998 Nov 24.