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