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