About me
Katherine Laughon Grantz, MD, MS, specializes in high-risk pregnancies and has expertise in perinatal epidemiologic research. Dr. Grantz's care philosophy is to practice evidence-based medicine, and she values communication and working with patients to develop a pregnancy care plan that feels right for them. Dr. Grantz provides consultation for a range of maternal medical problems, such as diabetes and hypertension; prior obstetrical complications, such as preterm delivery; and prenatal diagnosis with ultrasound and amniocentesis.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Endometriosis
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Diabetes
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Placental Disorders
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Preterm Labor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Endometriosis
- False Labor
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Diabetes
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Multiple Gestations
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Uterine Infections
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
Procedures I perform
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
- Wellness Services
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh (2009)
Residency: University of North Carolina Medical Center (2004)
Internship: University of North Carolina Medical Center (2001)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2000)
