About me
Lee Ann Richter, MD, is a board-certified female urologist with the MedStar National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery. She also serves as Associate Professor of Urology and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Richter is one of the few urologists in the country with obstetrics and gynecology-based fellowship training in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (urogynecology). Her sub-specialty training and surgical background make her uniquely qualified to offer a multidisciplinary perspective of complex pelvic floor conditions.
She treats all female urology and urogynecologic issues--no matter how complex--, including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, urinary fistula, hematuria, urethral stricture and diverticulum, and interstitial cystitis. She provides a wide range of treatment options that include behavioral intervention, medical therapies, and surgery. Dr. Richter has extensive training in minimally-invasive surgical techniques, including vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgery.
Dr. Richter received her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She then joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for a general surgery residency, a four-year urology residency, and a two-year sub-specialty fellowship in female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery at the National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery. She is a member of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction; the American Urogynecologic Society; and the American Urologic Society.
In addition to her work in Washington, D.C., she travels yearly to Rwanda with the International Organization for Women and Development to perform fistula surgeries for women who suffer from this debilitating condition. In addition to her work in the field, she also serves on the medical advisory board for this organization.
Dr. Richter has an extensive research background, and has received numerous grants for her research initiatives. She frequently lectures on urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse on a national level, and has been recognized for her research, presenting regularly at national scientific meetings. She was named a Fellow of the NIH/NICHD-funded AUGS/DUKE Urogynecology Clinical Research Educational Scientist Training program in 2019 and was also recognized for her dedication to student education when she was named as a Teaching Scholar at MedStar Washington Hospital Center from 2015 to 2017.
Philosophy of Care
"Pelvic floor conditions are incredibly common and unfortunately not often discussed. Urogynecology allows me the privilege to provide treatment that greatly improves quality of life for women. I don’t just see myself as a provider, but as an advocate for women with these conditions.
“During my urology training, I recognized that women feel very comfortable seeking care from other women for sensitive issues. As a woman, I appreciate and understand how bothersome conditions of the pelvic floor can be and how they can impact quality of life. There are so many successful treatment options for pelvic floor conditions, including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. What I value about my time with my patients is being able to listen to each woman’s concerns, to validate her symptoms and how she feels, and to work together to find the right solution.
“It’s a privilege to provide treatment that focuses on improving quality of life. Helping women achieve their health goals is the most rewarding aspect of my job.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Incontinence
- Botox Injection For Overactive Bladder
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength Test
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Urinary Tract Device Complications
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Benign Neoplasm Of Urinary Organs
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladder Spasms
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Kidney
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Cystitis
- Cystocele
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Hematuria
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Overactive Bladder
- Painful Urination
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Polyuria
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Sling Procedure Complications
- Ureteral Calculus
- Urethritis And Urethral Syndrome
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Device Complications
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Uterine Prolapse
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Procedures I perform
- Anal Electromyography
- Bladder Inspection
- Botox Injection For Overactive Bladder
- Botox Injections For Urinary Incontinence
- Colpocleisis
- Cystography
- Cystometrogram
- Cystostomy With Drainage
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Geriatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Laparoscopic Ureteroneocystostomy
- Lifestyle Modification For Urinary Incontinence
- Monalisa Touch Therapy
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength Test
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Pudendal Nerve Stimulation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Urethral Irrigation
- Urethral Sling Procedure
- Urodynamic Testing
- Vaginal Cyst Excision
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Vaginal Rejuvenation With Vaginoplasty
- Vaginoplasty Revision
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vulvodynia
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 Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
BLOG: How to find relief from urinary incontinence.
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