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Phone: 301-576-2000

Fax: 301-576-2020

About this Location

Children's National Hospital has partnered with Fight For Children to open the Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center at Children's National, which will offer a wide range of orthopaedic services, from injury prevention to rehabilitation, to make sure young athletes are able to function to their peak performance. The Comprehensive Concussion Program is also located here.

The Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center was made possible by a donation from Fight For Children, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of under-resourced children in the nation’s capital.

Exterior view of the Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center

Meet the Team at Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center

Other Services & Information

Parking Information

There is an underground parking garage located at the corner/intersection of Wayne Avenue & Ramsey Avenue. Parking spaces are located on right side on P2.

Elevator Directions

Enter the door painted green P2 WEST. Take the elevator to 1st floor, Suite 150 located to RIGHT of lobby desk.

Conditions

Conditions that our orthopaedic experts treat include:

Insurance and Billing

This section will provide you with information about payment options, the billing process, accepted health plans, medical records and financial assistance.

Take a Look at Our Facility

The Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center services include pediatric and adolescent sports physical therapy and rehabilitation in a state-of-the-art gym, sports performance and injury prevention programs, sport-specific motion analysis for performance improvement and clinical gait analysis.
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center door
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center conference table
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center administrative office
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center room
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center room
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center decorated wall.
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center treadmill in room
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center medical room
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center meeting room
Chairs at sports therapy.
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center gym
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center gym
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center gym
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center patient exercising
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center patient being stretched by physician
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center patient being stretched while excercising
Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center patient exercising

Innovative Care for the Young Athlete

The Fight for Children Sports Medicine Center is the only facility of its kind dedicated to kids in the Washington, D.C., region. It offers a full range of sports medicine programs specifically for the young athlete – from clinical care and top-of-the-line imaging to sports physical therapy, athletic training, and 3D motion capture and analysis.

Video screenshot of a visit by Fox5 DC to the physical therapy area of the Fight For Children's Sports Medicine Center.

Fox 5 Takes Field Trip to Our Center

Fox 5's Claire Anderson interviewed Matthew Oetgen, M.D., M.B.A., division chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, and sports medicine physician Keyur Desai, M.D., at the Fight For Children Sports Medicine Center, as they shared how the center works to help young athletes.