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
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Drop Foot
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lymphedema
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neck Sprain
- Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Treatment
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 855-770-6887
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)
Graduate: St. George's University (2013)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
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