About me
Katherine W. Power, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. As a specialist in cancer rehabilitation, she helps patients improve or restore physical function after oncology treatments.
Dr. Power’s approach to care centers on maximizing patients’ quality of life by reducing or eliminating side effects caused by cancer treatments. She begins by reviewing medical histories, performing physical exams, and ordering diagnostic tests. She then develops comprehensive healing plans to enhance their comfort and recovery. These plans include therapies ranging from joint injections to nerve blockers.
Dr. Power is dedicated to advancing the field of cancer rehabilitation to help more people receive timely and effective therapies during and after cancer care. Her specific research interests focus on improving function and minimizing symptoms in patients diagnosed with cancer. Referring physicians should know that she is committed to offering personalized services that address impairments caused by oncology treatments while optimizing outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cancer Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Blood Cancer
- Bone Discontinuity
- Broken Hip
- Broken Leg
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Contractures
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Drop Foot
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip Fracture
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lymphedema
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteonecrosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
102 Irving St NW
NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
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
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2017)
Internship: Jersey Shore University Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)
Graduate: St. George's University (2013)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass at the Time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Decreases Rates of Lymphedema, Annals of Surgery Open, June 2023
Evaluation and Management of Pain in Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome, Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, February 2023
The Role of Physiatry Practice in a Multi-Disciplinary Breast Tumor Board: A Descriptive Study, PM&R, May 2020
Translating 2019 ACSM Cancer Exercise Recommendations for Physiatric Practice – Derived recommendations from an International Expert Panel, The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation, August 2022