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
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- 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
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- 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.