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