About me
Katherine W. Power, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. As a specialist in cancer rehabilitation, she helps patients improve or restore physical function after oncology treatments.
Dr. Power’s approach to care centers on maximizing patients’ quality of life by reducing or eliminating side effects caused by cancer treatments. She begins by reviewing medical histories, performing physical exams, and ordering diagnostic tests. She then develops comprehensive healing plans to enhance their comfort and recovery. These plans include therapies ranging from joint injections to nerve blockers.
Dr. Power is dedicated to advancing the field of cancer rehabilitation to help more people receive timely and effective therapies during and after cancer care. Her specific research interests focus on improving function and minimizing symptoms in patients diagnosed with cancer. Referring physicians should know that she is committed to offering personalized services that address impairments caused by oncology treatments while optimizing outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Lymphedema Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Therapeutic Exercises
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lymphedema
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neuropathy
- Trigger Point Injection
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Falls Prevention
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lymphedema Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Posture Evaluation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Splinting
- Synthetic Pathology
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-1621Fax 202-877-1998
102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 202-829-2632
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2017)
Internship: Jersey Shore University Medical Center (2014)
Graduate: St. George's University (2013)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass at the Time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Decreases Rates of Lymphedema, Annals of Surgery Open, June 2023
Evaluation and Management of Pain in Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome, Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, February 2023
The Role of Physiatry Practice in a Multi-Disciplinary Breast Tumor Board: A Descriptive Study, PM&R, May 2020
Translating 2019 ACSM Cancer Exercise Recommendations for Physiatric Practice – Derived recommendations from an International Expert Panel, The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation, August 2022