About me
Catherine Tierney, MSN, is a certified family nurse practitioner in the urology department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health Medical Center at Leisure World Boulevard. She is a professional member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
As a nurse practitioner, Katie assesses, diagnoses, and treats male and female patients for various urologic diseases and conditions in outpatient clinics. Her evidence-based treatment approach includes prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting tests, and providing post-treatment consultations. Dedicated to lowering barriers to healthcare access, she provides telehealth and in-person appointments and encourages patients to contact her directly via the patient portal.
Katie’s primary clinical interests lie in male health, particularly erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Before recommending surgical interventions, she considers and explores alternative treatment options for erectile dysfunction, such as oral medications, intraurethral suppositories, and intracavernosal injections.
Katie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She later pursued a Master of Science in Nursing to provide advanced patient care, including diagnosing conditions and prescribing medications.
Katie has been recognized for her outstanding leadership skills and excellent patient care during her career. She received the Faculty Award Recipient from the Catholic University of America in 2011. In 2014, MedStar Washington Hospital Center selected her as a finalist for the John J. Lynch Moral Courage Award.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is evidenced-based and holistic. I treat the person as a whole rather than just the condition. I strive to provide my patients with the same level of care I want for a loved one or family member. My goal is to make my patients feel heard, collaborate with them to co-create a treatment plan, and clarify any questions they have before leaving the consultation. Patients are always welcome to reach out to me directly with any doubts or concerns they have at any time during their treatment.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (ENLARGED PROSTATE)
- Bladder Disorders
- Burning Urination
- Dysuria
- Elevated Psa Levels
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Groin Strain
- Hematuria
- Peyronie's Disease
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urinary Urgency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Treatment
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Bilateral Ureters Dilation
- Biofeedback Therapy For Urinary Incontinence
- Bladder Biopsy
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Bladder Inspection
- Bladder Rupture Repair
- Bladder Sling Procedure
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Bladder Ultrasound
- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Treatment
- Clitoral Hood Reduction
- Cystectomy
- Cystometrogram
- Cystourethroscopy
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Cystourethroscopy With Fulguration Of Trigone
- Cystourethroscopy With Irrigation And Evacuation Of Clots
- Cystourethroscopy With Ureteral Stent Insertion
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Genital Skin Graft
- Genital Wart Removal
- Greenlight Laser Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hydrocele Repair
- Intravenous Pyelogram
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Male Incontinence Surgery
- Male Sling Procedure
- Microsurgical Varicocelectomy
- Mitrofanoff Procedure
- Neobladder Creation
- Nephrectomy
- Orchiectomy
- Orchiopexy
- Penile Biopsy
- Penile Cancer Surgery
- Penile Cancer Treatment
- Penile Lengthening
- Penile Prosthesis Implantation
- Penile Revascularization
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peyronie's Disease Repair
- Peyronie's Disease Treatment
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pressure Flow Study
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Prostatectomy
- Pudendal Nerve Stimulation
- Retrograde Pyelogram
- Right Ureter Dilation
- Robotic Surgery
- Scrotal Reconstruction
- Spermatocelectomy
- Testicular Biopsy
- Testicular Cancer Surgery
- Testicular Cancer Treatment
- Testicular Prosthesis
- Testicular Torsion Repair
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transurethral Microwave Therapy
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
- Ureteral Biopsy
- Ureteral Cancer Surgery
- Ureteral Injury Repair
- Ureteral Stone Removal
- Ureteral Ultrasound
- Urethral Agenesis Repair
- Urethral Atresia Repair
- Urethral Cancer Surgery
- Urethral Cancer Treatment
- Urethral Condyloma Treatment
- Urethral Irrigation
- Urethral Rupture Repair
- Urethral Sling
- Urethral Sling Procedure
- Urethral Sling Revision
- Urethral Stenosis Repair
- Urethral Stone Removal
- Urethral Stricture Incision
- Urethral Ultrasound
- Urinary Diversion
- Urodynamic Testing
- Vaginal Agenesis Repair
- Vaginal Atresia Repair
- Vaginal Biopsy
- Vaginal Cancer Surgery
- Vaginal Condyloma Treatment
- Vaginal Stenosis Repair
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vasoepididymostomy
- Vasovasostomy
- Voiding Cystourethrogram
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (2016)