Catherine Won Petersen, ANPBC MS| Transplant Surgery, Hematology and Oncology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Immunotherapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Anemia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Kidney
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Brain Tumor
- Clotting Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Testicle
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Fertility Preservation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryopreservation Of Oocytes
- Dopamine Therapy
- Egg Freezing For Transgender Individuals
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Embryo Transfer
- Existential Group Therapy
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Mammography
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Nutrition Counseling
- Ovarian Tissue Freezing
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Parotid Biopsy
- Peer Support Groups
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Splenectomy
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Testicular Tissue Freezing
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Biopsy
- Venesection
- Venous Blood Collection
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
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
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: California State University at San Diego (2001)