Kathryn Marie Hart, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Family Medicine
Languages: English
(202) 237-0076
Not Accepting New Patients
About me
Kathryn M. Hart, MD, FAAFP is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine where she serves as the Director of the Primary Care Leadership Track. She earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. She completed her residency training in Family Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. After residency, she returned to the University of Maryland School of Medicine where she served as the Director Medical Student Education and Clerkship Director in the Department of Family Medicine. She teaches multiple medical school courses and supervises Family Medicine physicians in training, and has received multiple teaching awards. She has held several medical student advising roles, including serving as Faculty Advisor for the Family Medicine Interest Group and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Her academic interests include medical student advising, enhancing medical student recruitment into primary care specialties, humanism in medicine, professional identity formulation, leadership development, cultural competency, and curriculum development.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Tendinitis
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Weight Loss
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Dept of Surgery (2011)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Associate Member, GUMC Teaching Academy, 2018-present Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 2019-present Washingtonian Top Doctor, 2019 Best Inpatient Attending (selected by the University of Maryland Department of Family and Community Medicine Class of 2013 residents), 2013 Best Outpatient Attending (selected by the University of Maryland Department of Family and Community Medicine Class of 2013 residents), 2013 Student Marshal at the University of Maryland School of Medicine convocation (selected by the Class of 2014), 2014 Platform Party Member/Hooder at the University of Maryland School of Medicine convocation (selected by the Class of 2015), 2015 University of Maryland Department of Family Medicine Teacher’s Apple Award for Dedication to Medical Student and Resident Education, 2015 Platform Party Marshal at the University of Maryland School of Medicine convocation (selected by the Class of 2016), 2016 Best Inpatient Attending (selected by the Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine Class of 2018 residents), 2018 Best Inpatient Attending (selected by the Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine Class of 2019 residents)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://som.georgetown.edu/medicaleducation/pclt/
*Conniff KM, Scarlett J, Goodman S, Appel LA. Effects of a pet visitation program on the behavior and emotional state of adjudicated female adolescents. Anthrozoös. 2005 Jan;18(4):379-95. doi: 10.2752/089279305785593974.
Kodama C. *Conniff KM, Peralta L. Clinical case: too much information? American Medical Association Virtual Mentor. 2005 Oct;7(10). doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas2-0510. PMID: 23256931.
Studdiford JS, *Conniff KM, Trayes KP, Tully AS. Bedbug infestation. American Family Physician. 2012 Oct 1;86(7):653-8. PMID: 23062093.
*Hart KM. Coordinated care of medical complex individuals in an individual-centered medical home: the surprising case of Mr. and Mrs. W. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015;63(1):173-4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13186. PMID: 25597566.
*Hart, KM. The Gender Penalty: Reasons for Differences in Reported Weekly Work Hours Among Male and Female Family Physicians. J Am Board Fam Med. 2020; 33 (5): 650- 652. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.200384.
Trayes KP, *Conniff KM. Q&A: Patient to physician FAQs: Answers to common patient questions about vaccinations. Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice. 2011 Dec;38(4):763-76. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2011.07.012. PMID: 22094145.
*Hart KM. Rhinosinusitis and tonsillopharyngitis. In: PaulmanP, Taylor RB, Paulman AA, Nasir LS, eds. Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, 7th ed. Switzerland: Spring International Publishing: 2017.
*Conniff KM, Colgan R. Top ten words of wisdom for junior faculty. STFM Messenger. 2012 Dec.
Williams M, *Hart KM. A pivotal battle won in the war to establish congruency in clerkship student clinical experience. Poster presented at: 40th Annual STFM Conference on Medical Student Education; 2014 Jan 30; Nashville, TN.
*Hart KM, Cameron D, Roett M. Longitudinal Ambulatory Care and Community Based Learning: A Primary Care Leadership Track Pilot. Poster presented at: Sixth Annual CENTILE Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions; 2019 May 30; Bethesda, MD.
Fubara V, *Hart K. Launching a Primary Care Leadership Track. STFM Annual Spring Conference; 2020 Aug 24; Salt Lake City, UT.