About me
Dr. Postma serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and holds the Peter Cyrus Rizzo, M.D., and Rose Dignan Rizzo Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery in Clinical Education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. His areas of specialty include arthroscopy of the knee, hip, and shoulder with an emphasis on ACL and knee ligamentous reconstruction, hip arthroscopy and labral repair procedures, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), and rotator cuff tears.
Dr. Postma serves as the Head Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Washington Wizards and for Georgetown University Athletic Department. As such he treats a variety of athletes from high school to the professional level. He additionally is heavily integrated with the Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program and is the Vice Chairman of Education. He is also involved in the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he serves as the Clerkship Director of Surgical Subspecialties and the Clerkship Director of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. William Postma is an empathetic and dedicated Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Dr. Postma is an alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina where he earned his medical degree. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He, then completed his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Dr. Postma is fluent in English and Spanish. He conducts his appointments with the personalized care and attention that he would expect for his own family.
Patient Story:
Clinical areas of focus
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Labral Tear
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthropathy
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Cartilage Disorder
- Compartment Syndrome Of The Lower Leg
- Fibula Fracture
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Teres Major Strain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Repair
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Surgery
- Hip Tenotomy
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Realignment
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy, Proximal Tibia, With Fibular Excision
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Pain Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Torn Meniscus Repair
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8766Fax 202-444-7804
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
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- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2011)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Top Doctor 2021-Washingtonian - Top Doctor 2020- Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2019-Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2018- Washingtonian
- VA Top Doctor 2021
- VA Top Doctor 2020
- Marquis Who's Who Award
- 2016 Medical Honoree Jingle Bell Run
- Chief of Sports Medicine- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Kenmore Award-Outstanding Teaching MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2015
- Leadership Award- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 2009
- Synthes Resident Teacher Award- 2008, 2009, 2010