Curtis Mitchell Henn, MD| Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Henn is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and practices at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is a highly skilled, board certified orthopaedic 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.
Areas of expertise include:
- Tendon and nerve injuries
- Fractures and dislocations
- Sports injuries
- Carpal and Cubital tunnel Syndromes
- Arthritis
- Chronic deformities
- Tendinitis
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.
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.
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
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Elbow Arthritis
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Hand Arthritis
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Wrist Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Hands
- Animal Bite Of The Hand
- Anterior Interosseous Compression Neuropathy
- Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
- Avascular Necrosis Of Scaphoid
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Fingers
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Hand
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Lunate
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis
- Boutonniere Deformity
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Bursitis Of The Hand
- Bursitis Of The Wrist
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Carpometacarpal Boss
- Cat Bite Of Hand
- Claw Hand
- Cold Sensitivity Hands
- Colles Fracture
- Congenital Hand Deformities
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain Tendinitis
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hand
- Developmental And Congenital Hand Deformities
- Developmental Hand Deformities
- Digital Mucous Cysts
- Distal Biceps Tendon Problem
- Dog Bite Of Hand
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Ectrodactyly
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Bone Spur
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Tendonitis
- Epicondylitis
- Extensor Tendon Laceration
- Felon Infection
- Finger Abscess
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Deformity
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Injury
- Finger Osteoarthritis
- Finger Pain
- Finger Sprain
- Forearm Injury
- Frostbite Of Finger
- Gamekeeper's Thumb
- Ganglion Cyst
- Giant Cell Tumor Of Tendon Sheath Of Hand
- Glomangioma
- Glomus Tumor
- Gout Of The Hand
- Gout Of The Wrist
- Gymnast Wrist
- Hand Arthritis
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Infection
- Hand Injury
- Hand Mass
- Hand Osteoarthritis
- Hand Pain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hand Tendonitis
- Hand Wound
- High Pressure Injection Injury Of Hand
- Human Bite Of The Hand
- Humerus Fracture
- Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Lesion Of Ulnar Nerve
- Lunate Fracture
- Madelung Deformity
- Mallet Finger
- Malunion Fracture Of The Hand
- Malunion Fracture Of The Wrist
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Median Neuropathy
- Melanoma On Finger
- Melanoma On Hand
- Monteggia Fracture
- Mp Joint Arthritis
- Nail Injury
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Wrist
- Oligodactyly Hand
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Hand And Wrist
- Osteonecrosis Of The Hand
- Palmar Fasciitis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Polydactyly Foot
- Polydactyly Hand
- Postraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Radial Club Hand
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Radial Nerve Neuropathy
- Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Sports Related Injury
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Symbrachydactyly
- Syndactyly
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendinitis Of The Wrist
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Tenosynovitis Of Hand
- Thumb Dislocation
- Thumb Fracture
- Thumb Hypoplasia
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Ulnar Claw
- Ulnar Club Hand
- Ulnar Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Compression
- Ulnar Nerve Injury
- Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
- Ulnar Pseudo Arthrosis Non Union
- Ulnar Variance
- Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
- Upper Extremity Neuropathy
- Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
- Wartenberg Syndrome
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Dislocation
- Wrist Fracture
- Wrist Injury
- Wrist Instability
- Wrist Pain
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Finger Surgery
- Amputation Of The Thumb Surgery
- Arthrodesis Of The Wrist
- Arthroplasty Wrist
- Arthroscopy Of Elbow
- Arthroscopy Of Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
- Benign Tumor Removal Of The Hand
- Bursectomy Of Hand
- Cancerous Tumor Removal Of The Hand
- Carpal Sequestrectomy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery
- Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
- Correction Of Syndactyly
- Cubital Tunnel Surgery
- Cyst Removal
- Digital Nerve Repair
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Joint Replacement
- Extensor Tendon Repair
- Fasciotomy Of Hand
- Finger Flexor Recession
- Finger Injection
- Finger Reattachment
- Finger Tendon Lengthening
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Hand Fracture Surgery
- Hand Steroid Injection
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Hand Tendon Transfer
- Joint Surgery Of Hand
- Joint Surgery Of The Wrist
- Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
- Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
- Microsurgery Of The Hand
- Microsurgical Replantation Of The Hand
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Wrist
- Nail Bed Surgery
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Pollicization
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Repair Mallet Finger
- Replantation Of Extremities
- Styloidectomy
- Surgery For De Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Synovectomy Of Wrist
- Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tenoplasty Of Hand
- Thumb Reattachment
- Thumb Surgery
- Total Elbow Replacement, Age Greater Than 50
- Total Elbow Replacement, Age Less Than 50
- Trigger Finger Surgery
- Trigger Thumb Surgery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
- Ulnar Nerve Decompression
- Ulnar Nerve Surgery
- Wrist Flexor Recession
- Wrist Fracture Surgery
- Wrist Fusion
- Wrist Reconstruction
- Wrist Surgery
- Wrist Tendon Lengthening
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Program: Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital (2015)
Residency Program: Hospital for Special Surgery (2014)
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2009)
Awards
- Elected by peers to serve as the MedStar Clinical Faculty Representative to the Georgetown University Medical Center Executive Committee - 2020-2022 Selected as Washingtonian Top Doctor, Hand surgery - 2018, 2019, 2020 MedStar Georgetown University SPIRIT Award - 2017, 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award, MedStar Georgetown Family Medicine Residency - 2019 Selected for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Young Leaders Program - 2019 Selected as Judah Folkman Scientist-in-Residence, Bexley High School - 2019 Jean C. McDaniel Award, HSS - 2014 Selected to attend American Orthopaedic Association Resident Leadership Forum - 2013 Elected by peers to serve on HSS Graduate Medical Education Committee - 2012 Henry Randall Prize, Brown Medical School - 2009 Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - 2009 Susan Colver Rosenberger Senior Prize, Biology, Brown University - 2005 magna cum laude, Brown University - 2005
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- O’Malley K, Churchill R, Henn CM, Kessler MW. Post-traumatic Arthritis of the Elbow. In: Post-Traumatic Arthritis, Chapter 5, 2021:59-72.
Henn CM. “Perspective on ‘Proximal row carpectomy preferable to four-corner arthrodesis in wrist arthritis treatment.’” Orthopaedics Today 2021 Jan; 40(1): 16.
Mottla JL, Murphy JP, Henn CM. A 49-year-old man with persistent wrist pain, weakness. Orthopedics Today. 2020 Jun; 40(6): 16,19-22.
Netscher DT, Henn CM. Extensor Injuries: Acute and Chronic. In: The American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 2nd Edition, Chapter 27, 2019:611-639.
Henn CM, Osei DA. Stenosing Tenosynovitis. In: Chapman MW and James MA ed. Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedic Surgery, Fourth Edition, Chapter 77, 2019:1689-1705.
Henn CM, Patel A, Wall LB, Goldfarb CA. Outcomes Following Cubital Tunnel Surgery in Young Patients: The Importance of Nerve Mobility. J Hand Surg. 2016 Apr; 41(4): e1-7.
Swanstrom MM, Henn CM, Hearns KA, Carlson MG. Modified Sublimis Tenodesis: Surgical Technique for Treating Chronic Traumatic Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Hyperextension Instability. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2016 Mar; 20(1): 48-51.
Henn CM, Wolfe SW. Distal radius fractures in athletes: approaches and treatment considerations. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2014 Mar;22(1):29-38.
Henn CM, Wolfe SW. Dynamic distraction fixation for PIP fracture-dislocations. In: Seitz WH, ed. Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand and Fingers. Ebook: ASSH, Chapter 8, 2013:150-165.
Henn CM, Wolfe SW. Commentary on percutaneous, intramedullary fracture reduction and extension block pinning for dorsal proximal interphalangeal fracture-dislocations. In: Hausman MR, ed. JHS Select: An Expert Critique of 2010’s Most Popular Articles. 1st ed. Epub: ASSH, 2012:277-278.
Henn CM, Lee SK, Wolfe SW. Dynamic external fixation for proximal interphalangeal fracture-dislocations. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012 Sep;22(3):142-150.
Brunner AM, Henn CM, Drewniak EI, Lesieur-Brooks A, Machan J, Crisco JJ, Ehrlich MG. High dietary fat and the development of osteoarthritis in a rabbit model. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2012 Jun; 20(6):584-92.
Henn CM, Weiss APC, Akelman E. Utility of magnetic resonance imaging obtained before evaluation by the hand surgeon. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2010 Fall;19(3):159-61.