About me
Dr. Postma is the Chief of Sports Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery. His areas of specialty include arthroscopy of the knee, hip, and shoulder with an emphasis on ACL and knee ligamentous reconstruction, hip arthroscopy and labral repair procedures, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), and rotator cuff tears.
Dr. Postma serves as the Head Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Washington Wizards and for Georgetown University Athletic Department. As such he treats a variety of athletes from high school to the professional level. He additionally is heavily integrated with the Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program and is the Vice Chairman of Education. He is also involved in the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he serves as the Clerkship Director of Surgical Subspecialties and the Clerkship Director of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. William Postma is an empathetic and dedicated Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Dr. Postma is an alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina where he earned his medical degree. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He, then completed his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Dr. Postma is fluent in English and Spanish. He conducts his appointments with the personalized care and attention that he would expect for his own family.
Patient Story:
Clinical areas of focus
- Acl Tear
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Surgery
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Cartilage Disorder
- Compartment Syndrome Of The Lower Leg
- Fibula Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Pectoralis Major Strain
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Teres Major Strain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Repair
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Surgery
- Hip Tenotomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Removal Of Implant
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- Torn Meniscus Repair
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8766Fax 202-444-7804
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
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- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2011)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Top Doctor 2021-Washingtonian - Top Doctor 2020- Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2019-Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2018- Washingtonian
- VA Top Doctor 2021
- VA Top Doctor 2020
- Marquis Who's Who Award
- 2016 Medical Honoree Jingle Bell Run
- Chief of Sports Medicine- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Kenmore Award-Outstanding Teaching MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2015
- Leadership Award- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 2009
- Synthes Resident Teacher Award- 2008, 2009, 2010