Landon R Mueller, MD| Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Notice to patients: Eff. April 18, 2023 Dr. Mueller's McLean office has moved to 1420 Beverly Road, McLean VA 22101, phone number (703) 288-2790
Dr. Landon Mueller is a dual board-certified physician in sports medicine and emergency medicine with MedStar Health. He earned undergraduate degrees in biology and biochemistry from the University of Alabama, followed by his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, and his fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at MedStar Health Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Mueller is deeply involved in medical education and mentorship, training the next generation of emergency and sports medicine physicians. He serves as Program Director for the primary care sports medicine fellowship at MedStar Health and as Special Activities Director for the MedStar Health Georgetown University Emergency Medicine Residency. He also holds the academic title of Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mueller believes in the transformative power of movement, exercise, and sport. He is passionate about helping individuals return to the activities they love—whether they’re professional athletes, weekend warriors, or simply striving for a more active, pain-free lifestyle.
Team Coverage Roles:
Team Physician, Georgetown University Athletics
Team Physician, Old Glory DC Rugby
Consulting Physician, Washington Capitals (NHL)
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Concussions
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Pain
- Injury Rehabilitation
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Ultrasound
- Knee Pain
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Stress Fracture
- Stress Fracture Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorders
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Injury
- Concussions
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Strain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Finger Sprains
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Golfer's Elbow
- Groin Pull
- Groin Strain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Knee Stiffness
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Leg Pain
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Neck Sprain
- Neck Strain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Quad Strain
- Scoliosis
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Injury
- Sports Injury Prevention
- Sprains And Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Joint Sprain
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendonitis Treatment
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bursitis Treatment
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Heel Raise Test
- Injury Rehabilitation
- It Band Syndrome Treatment
- Joint Ultrasound
- Kinesio Taping
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Ligament Strengthening
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Meniscal Tear Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Rehabilitation
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Sciatica Treatment
- Second Opinion Evaluation
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Short Arm Splint
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Sports Performance Training
- Sprain And Strain Treatment
- Stress Fracture Management
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2021)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University (2020)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (2017)
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
“AEDs don’t have to be intimidating. Here’s how (and when) to use one.” Washington Post Well+Being. Published Online, 01/13/2023.