Curtis Mitchell Henn, MD| Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
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Curtis Mitchell Henn

Curtis Mitchell Henn, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (1583 reviews)

Specialties: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Languages: English

202-444-5391

About me

Dr. Henn is the D’Aniello Family Vice Chair of Quality and Safety  of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and practices at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Lafayette Centre. He is a highly skilled, board certified orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgeon, who also holds a Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.  He specializes in the care of any condition affecting the hand and wrist, forearm or elbow. He offers a complete range of surgical skills including arthroscopic, minimally invasive and microsurgical techniques.

Dr. Henn graduated magna cum laude with honors in biochemistry from Brown University, where he was awarded the Susan Colver Rosenberger Senior Prize in Biology. He earned his medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He was also awarded the Henry Thomas Randall Prize, given to the most outstanding medical graduate pursuing a surgical specialty. Dr. Henn completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he was awarded the Jean C. McDaniel Award, which recognizes a graduating resident for professional skill, dedication to ethics, and commitment to resident education. Dr. Henn then completed the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been awarded the Kenmore Teaching Award the orthopaedic surgery chief residents.

Dr. Henn has published several scientific articles and chapters and has presented his work at annual meetings of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Orthopaedic Research Society, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, and Pediatric Society of North America. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and of the American Orthopaedic Association. He is also an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, serving on several committees.

Dr. Henn's Philosophy of Care

Dr. Henn is dedicated to providing the best possible care, while maintaining a relaxed environment for his patients. He believes it is important to take the time to listen to each patient and then encourages him or her to take part in the decision-making process. He treats many conditions of the hand and upper extremity without surgery when possible. If surgery is necessary, he guides patients before and after their procedure to ensure they achieve the maximal benefit and recover to their full potential.

Patient Story:

Clinical areas of focus

  • Elbow And Forearm Injury
  • Finger Tendonitis
  • Hand And Wrist Fracture
  • Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
  • Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
  • Tendinitis Treatment
  • Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
  • Wrist Instability Reconstruction
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acantholytic Disorders
  • Acquired Absence Of Limb
  • Acquired Finger Deformity
  • Amputation Of Fingers
  • Arm Fracture
  • Arm Injury
  • Arthritis
  • Arthritis Of The Wrist
  • Arthropathy
  • Avascular Necrosis
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
  • Benign Tumor
  • Bone And Joint Infections
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Bone Discontinuity
  • Bone Discontinuity Of The Hand
  • Bone Disorders
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Bone Nonunion
  • Bone Spur
  • Boutonniere Deformity
  • Broken Finger
  • Broken Thumb
  • Bursopathy
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain
  • Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint Arthritis
  • Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
  • Contracture Of Joint
  • Contractures Of The Skin
  • Crystal Arthropathies Of The Wrist
  • Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
  • Dislocated Finger
  • Dislocation Of The Metacarpophalangeal Joint
  • Dorsal Spine Fracture
  • Dupuytren's Contracture
  • Elbow And Forearm Injury
  • Elbow Arthritis
  • Elbow Fracture And Dislocation
  • Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
  • Enteropathic Arthropathies
  • Enthesopathies
  • Finger Cysts
  • Finger Injury
  • Finger Joint Stiffness
  • Finger Tendon Rupture
  • Finger Tendonitis
  • Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
  • Flexor Tendon Rupture
  • Flexor Tendonitis
  • Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
  • Forearm Fracture
  • Forearm Tendon Injury
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Gout
  • Hand And Wrist Arthritis
  • Hand And Wrist Fracture
  • Hand Contracture
  • Hand Deformity
  • Hand Joint And Ligament Sprain
  • Hand Joint Pain
  • Hand Osteonecrosis
  • Hand Tendinitis
  • Hand Tendon Injury
  • Herniated Disc In Lower Back
  • Inflammatory Myositis
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Joint Derangement
  • Joint Disorder
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Juvenile Osteoarthritis
  • Laceration Of Hand
  • Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
  • Limb Deformity
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
  • Median Nerve Compression
  • Muscle Calcification And Ossification
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
  • Nerve Root Disorders
  • Olecranon Bursitis
  • Orthopedic Aftercare
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
  • Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
  • Osteoarthritis Of The Finger
  • Osteochondropathies
  • Osteochondropathy Of The Ankle
  • Osteomyelitis Of The Wrist
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
  • Periprosthetic Fracture
  • Polyosteoarthritis
  • Postprocedural States
  • Postprocedural States Of The Wrist
  • Pseudogout
  • Psoriatic Arthritis Of The Finger
  • Radial Head Subluxation
  • Radial Nerve Entrapment
  • Radial Nerve Injury
  • Retained Foreign Body Fragments
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
  • Scaphoid Fracture
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Blood Vessel Injury
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
  • Swan Neck Deformity
  • Synovium And Tendon Disorder
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Tendinitis
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Tendonitis Of The Hand
  • Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
  • Tendonosis
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
  • Thigh Fracture
  • Thumb Arthritis
  • Thumb Synovitis
  • Toe Osteonecrosis
  • Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
  • Wrist And Hand Amputation
  • Wrist And Hand Ganglion Cyst
  • Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
  • Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
  • Wrist Blood Vessel Injury
  • Wrist Drop
  • Wrist Joint Dislocation
  • Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
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Procedures I perform

  • Amputation With Direct Closure
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Articular Fracture Treatment
  • Bursa Excision
  • Capsulotomy Of Wrist
  • Carpal Bone Fracture Treatment
  • Carpal Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Closed Ulnar Fracture Treatment
  • Club Hand Reconstruction
  • Cubital Tunnel Release
  • Digital Neuroplasty
  • Distal Phalangeal Fracture Treatment
  • Distal Radius Fracture Fixation
  • Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
  • Dupuytren Contracture Treatment
  • Elbow Joint Replacement
  • Elbow Replacement
  • Excision Of Tendon
  • Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
  • Extensor Tendon Grafting
  • Extensor Tendon Sheath Incision
  • Finger Arthroscopy
  • Finger Contracture Release
  • Finger Joint Replacement
  • Finger Phalangeal Joint Fusion
  • Finger Phalanx Excision
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Hand Drainage
  • Hand Fracture External Fixation
  • Hand Skin Excision
  • Hand Tendon Excision
  • Hand Tendon Repair
  • Intercarpal Arthroplasty
  • Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
  • Joint Drainage
  • Joint Replacement Of The Hand
  • Median Nerve Release
  • Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
  • Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
  • Muscle Injection
  • Nail Plate Avulsion
  • Open Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
  • Open Ulnar Fracture Treatment
  • Palmar Fasciotomy
  • Phalangeal Fracture Fixation
  • Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
  • Phalanx Bone Excision
  • Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
  • Radial Head Prosthetic Replacement
  • Radial Head Replacement
  • Radial Nerve Excision
  • Radial Shaft Fracture Fixation
  • Radius Reposition With Internal Fixation
  • Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
  • Removal Of Implant
  • Reposition Radius With Internal Fixation
  • Scaphoid Fracture Fixation
  • Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
  • Scaphoid Nonunion Treatment
  • Short Arm Cast
  • Short Arm Splint
  • Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
  • Tendinitis Treatment
  • Tendon Lengthening
  • Tendon Sheath Drainage
  • Tenolysis
  • Trigger Finger Treatment
  • Ulna Reposition With Internal Fixation
  • Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation
  • Ulnar Shaft Fracture Treatment
  • Ulnar Styloid Fracture Treatment
  • Wrist Instability Reconstruction
  • Wrist Instability Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
1 Main
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-3668
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1120 20th St NW
Bldg 1 S A Level
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000
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Fax 202-877-6602

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.

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hand Surgery

Fellowship: Washington University (2015)

Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell (2014)

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University (2009)

Awards

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Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 21, 2026

    Dr. Henn is well organized, efficient with time but did not hurry through the exam or speaking with me.

  • May 9, 2026

    Dr. Henn gave a comprehensive explanation of my treatment plan and thoroughly answered my questions.

  • May 6, 2026

    I can't praise Dr. Henn highly enough. Very knowledgeable with exceptional bedside manner. He's the best doctor I've ever seen.