About me
Katie A. Cormier is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in volunteer bone-marrow and stem-cell donations to treat acute leukemia, sickle cell, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and other blood disorders. She also is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society – Arlington Chapter.
Katie’s approach to care centers on nurturing respectful and compassionate relationships that prioritize the overall well-being of volunteer donors. Katie performs medical exams that include physicals, lab work, and imaging screenings. At these appointments, she begins by empathetically listening to donors and clearly answering all their questions. She then collaborates with an experienced team of clinicians to collect stem cells using apheresis (outpatient blood draw) or bone marrow (surgical soft-tissue removal) procedures. During every step of the donation process, she provides comprehensive follow-up care and insightful education.
Katie is dedicated to advancing the use of mindfulness and other self-relaxation techniques to support donors’ mental health. She is particularly interested in treatments for blood disorders using cellular therapies. These types of therapies can lead to personalized treatments, improved outcomes, and even cures. She also is proud to be a part of one of the largest bone-marrow collection centers in the country for non-related donors. Referring physicians should know that Katie is committed to providing high-quality and timely grafts to ensure better patient outcomes.
Philosophy of care
“People who volunteer to provide stem cells or bone marrow share invaluable gifts. Such life-saving offerings strengthen not only recipients but also their families and communities. That’s why I’m passionate about ensuring the care, safety, and mental health of donors. They are true inspirations.
In my free time, I enjoy reading books and exploring the outdoors. These hobbies are linked to my interests in expanding knowledge and appreciating nature. In my profession, stem-cell therapy is like a book of endless possibilities just waiting to be discovered. Every day, I look forward to contributing to the next chapter of this exciting branch of medicine.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Kidney Resection
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Thymoma Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cancer Pain Management
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Immunotherapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Lung Metastasis Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Pancreas Cancer Surgery
- Penile Cancer
- Penile Cancer Treatment
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Seminoma Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Stomach Cancer Surgery
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Cancer Treatment
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Concentrated Care Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4214Fax 202-444-3263
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
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Mason University (2018)