About me
Katherine Hamilton, MD is an assistant professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in caring for patients with headache and is board certified in neurology and headache medicine. She sees patients in Chevy Chase, MD and in Washington, DC as part of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Center.
Dr. Hamilton treats a wide array of headache-related disorders such as migraine, headaches related to neck and jaw tension, facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She has a particular interest in women’s health, hormonal contributions to migraine, and treating migraine during pregnancy and perimenopause.
Dr. Hamilton believes that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to headache is critical in managing headaches and uses a variety of treatments including medications, procedures, devices, and complementary and behavioral approaches.
Dr. Hamilton is involved in medical education at Georgetown and has spoken and published on various headache topics. Some recent publications are listed below.
Clinical areas of focus
- Headache
- Migraine
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Nerve Block
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 BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of California San Francisco (2017)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Hamilton KT, Seligman R, Blue R, Lee JYK. Refractory glossopharyngeal neuralgia successfully treated with onabotulinumtoxinA: A case report. Headache. 2022;62(10):1424-8.
Hamilton KT. The evidence (or lack thereof) for treatment of primary headache during pregnancy and lactation. Headache. 2021; 9-10.
Hamilton KT. Headache in Pregnancy and Postpartum. Elselvier Clinical Overview. 2021 Oct. https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/clinical_overview/67-s2.0-V1283
Hamilton KT, Halker Singh RB, Ailani J, Butterfield RJ, Robbins MS. Migraine Treatment in Pregnancy: An American Headache Society Survey. Headache. 2020; 2594-2596.