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.
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
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Fibromyalgia
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- 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
- Lower Leg Injury
- 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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102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 855-770-6887
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-1621Fax 202-877-1998
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 Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Student Resources
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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)
Graduate: St. George's University (2013)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (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