Catherine A. Tierney, MSN NP| Urgent Care, Urology | MedStar Health
About me
Catherine Tierney, MSN, is a certified family nurse practitioner in the urology department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health Medical Center at Leisure World Boulevard. She is a professional member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
As a nurse practitioner, Katie assesses, diagnoses, and treats male and female patients for various urologic diseases and conditions in outpatient clinics. Her evidence-based treatment approach includes prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting tests, and providing post-treatment consultations. Dedicated to lowering barriers to healthcare access, she provides telehealth and in-person appointments and encourages patients to contact her directly via the patient portal.
Katie’s primary clinical interests lie in male health, particularly erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Before recommending surgical interventions, she considers and explores alternative treatment options for erectile dysfunction, such as oral medications, intraurethral suppositories, and intracavernosal injections.
Katie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She later pursued a Master of Science in Nursing to provide advanced patient care, including diagnosing conditions and prescribing medications.
Katie has been recognized for her outstanding leadership skills and excellent patient care during her career. She received the Faculty Award Recipient from the Catholic University of America in 2011. In 2014, MedStar Washington Hospital Center selected her as a finalist for the John J. Lynch Moral Courage Award.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is evidenced-based and holistic. I treat the person as a whole rather than just the condition. I strive to provide my patients with the same level of care I want for a loved one or family member. My goal is to make my patients feel heard, collaborate with them to co-create a treatment plan, and clarify any questions they have before leaving the consultation. Patients are always welcome to reach out to me directly with any doubts or concerns they have at any time during their treatment.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Psa
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Anogenital Warts
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Urinary Organs
- Bladder Control Problems In Children
- Bladder Dysfunction
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladder Obstruction
- Blood In Urine
- Blood In Urine (HEMATURIA)
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Bladder
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Kidney
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Cystitis
- Cystocele
- Digestive System Complications
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epididymitis
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Female Urinary Incontinence
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Hematuria
- Kidney Blockage
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Male Impotence
- Male Urinary Incontinence
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Genital Organs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Testicle
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Nocturia
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Overactive Bladder
- Painful Urination
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Penile Inflammation
- Penis Curvature
- Polyuria
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Disorders
- Prostatitis
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Testicular Inflammation
- Testicular Pain
- Testicular Varicocele
- Tongue
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Ureteral Calculus
- Urinary Frequency
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urinary Urgency
- Urological Disorders
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Biofeedback
- Bladder Augmentation Surgery
- Bladder Infection Treatment
- Bladder Neck Dilation
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Botox Injection
- Change Drainage Device In Liver
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Cystitis Treatment
- Cystorrhaphy, Simple
- Cystourethroscopy With Fulguration Of Bladder Tumor
- Donor Insemination For Infertility Treatment
- Donor Sperm Insemination
- Electrocardiogram
- Endoscopic Ureteral Calculus Removal Via Natural Or Artificial Opening
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Excision Of Right Kidney
- Float Therapy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Geriatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Gunshot Wound Management
- Hematuria Treatment
- Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Implantable Pump Placement
- Infection Management
- Intestinal Failure Treatment
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Liver Drainage With Catheter
- Low Testosterone Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Monalisa Touch Therapy
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Penile Enlargement
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Exchange
- Pregnancy Swelling Reduction
- Ptosis Repair
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Somatostatin Analogue Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Testicular Implantation
- Testicular Sperm Aspiration
- Transurethral Resection
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Ultrasound
- Ureteral Lengthening
- Ureteral Stent Placement For Kidney Stones
- Urethral Bulking Injections
- Urinary Incontinence Devices
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Disease Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Urologic Surgery
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Wound Dressing Change
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
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (2016)