Kortne Frederick was born and raised in Michigan. Dr. Frederick attended the University of Michigan for her BS and DDS. Dr. Frederick received her Master of Dental Science in Orthodontics from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2008. Dr. Frederick currently lives in the Seattle area and practices with her husband, Jack Hou, in their three offices in the Seattle and south Seattle area. Dr. Frederick is active at the local level as a chair on the budget finance committee for the Seattle King County Dental Society and active in several study groups. Dr. Frederick is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Fellow of the Charles H. Tweed Foundation.