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