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