Kathryn Marie O'Connor, MD| Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kathryn M. O’Connor is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle surgery. Her areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Foot and ankle trauma
- Achilles ruptures and tendonitis
- Arthritis of the foot
- Tendonitis of the ankle
- Revision of previous foot surgery
- Deformity correction
Dr. O’Connor believes in a collaborative approach to developing tailored treatment plans for each patient. She focuses on a holistic approach and offers her patients the complete spectrum of treatments, including non-surgical treatments as well as surgical options, to treat disorders of the foot and ankle.
She has published in several peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters, and presented at conferences in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, she was an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania for 5 years, prior to joining MedStar Health.
Outside of work, Dr. O’Connor is an avid runner and cyclist and enjoys spending time with her family.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Ankle Arthritis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Arthroscopy Of Ankle
- Base Of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture
- Bunion
- Cartiva Procedure
- Correction Of Bunion
- Deformity Correction Of Foot & Ankle
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Foot Fracture
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Hammer Toe
- Jones Fracture
- Lisfranc Tear
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Ankle
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Foot
- Nerve Surgery Of The Ankle
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Peroneal Tendon Surgery
- Peroneal Tendon Tear
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Tarsal Bones
- Accessory Navicular
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendon Tear
- Achilles Tendonosis
- Ankle Arthritis
- Ankle Dislocation
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Nerve Compression
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Avascular Necrosis Of Navicular
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Ankle
- Base Of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture
- Bunion
- Bursitis Of The Ankle
- Bursitis Of The Foot
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Charcot Foot
- Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
- Chronic Tendinosis Of The Ankle
- Chronic Tendinosis Of The Foot
- Clawfoot
- Clawtoe
- Clubfoot
- Common Peroneal Nerve Lesions
- Compartment Syndrome
- Congenital Deformity Of Ankle
- Congenital Deformity Of Foot
- Deformity Of Forefoot
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Foot
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Fibula Fracture
- Flatfoot
- Foot And Ankle Compartment Syndrome
- Foot Arthritis
- Foot Drop
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Infection
- Foot Injury
- Foot Mass
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Pain
- Foot Tendon Tear
- Foot Ulcer
- Foot Wound
- Freiberg's Disease
- Frostbite Of Toes
- Haglund Deformity
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Pain
- Heel Spur
- Insertional Achilles Tendinitis
- Joint Pain In Ankle And Foot
- Jones Fracture
- Lisfranc Tear
- Lower Extremity Neuropathy
- Mallet Toe
- Malunion Fracture Of The Foot
- Morton Neuroma
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Foot
- Open Dislocation Of Ankle
- Orthopedic Infections
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Foot And Ankle
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Talus
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Of The Ankle
- Osteochondritis Dissecans Of The Talus
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteonecrosis Of The Foot
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Paratenonitis
- Peroneal Tendon Tear
- Persistent Pain After Orthopedic Surgery
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear
- Pronation
- Pseudarthrosis Of The Tibia
- Sesamoiditis
- Stress Fractures
- Subtalar Dislocation
- Sural Nerve Injury
- Syndesmosis Sprain
- Synovial Chondromatosis
- Tarsal Coalition
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tibial Pseudarthrosis
- Tibial Spine Fracture
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Toe Bone Spur
- Toe Dislocation
- Toe Fracture
- Turf Toe
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Amputation Of The Foot Surgery
- Amputation Of The Toe Surgery
- Ankle Distraction Arthroplasty
- Ankle Fusion
- Ankle Joint Preservation
- Ankle Joint Replacement
- Ankle Surgery
- Arthroscopy Of Ankle
- Arthroscopy Of Foot
- Arthroscopy Of Subtalar
- Cartiva Procedure
- Correction Of Bunion
- Decompression Of Tarsal Tunnel
- Deformity Correction Of Foot & Ankle
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Exertional Compartment Release
- Flat Foot Surgery
- Foot Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Foot Surgery
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Fusion Of Joint
- Hammer Toe Repair
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Joint Revision
- Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Ankle
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Foot
- Nerve Surgery Of The Ankle
- Nerve Surgery Of The Foot
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Orthotics
- Peroneal Nerve Release
- Peroneal Tendon Surgery
- Plantar Fasciitis Surgery
- Repair Claw Toe
- Shin Splint Surgery
- Shockwave Treatment For Plantar Fasciitis
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Transmetatarsal Amputation (TMA) Surgery
- Unna Boot
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open POS II
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Opoen HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Open HMO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- FIRST HEALTH
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Program: Washington University Medical Center (2015)
Graduate Education: Washington University School of Medicine (2015)
Graduate Education: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014)
Internship/Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital (2014)
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine (2009)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Publications, peer-reviewed
Invited publications, book chapters, non-peer reviewed
- O’Connor, K., Baumhauer, J., Houck, J., Patient factors in the selection of operative versus non-operative treatment for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction Foot and Ankle Int. 2010: 31; 197-202
- O’Connor, K, et al., Correlation of clinical, operative and histopathologic diagnosis of interdigital neuroma and the cost of routine diagnosis Foot and Ankle Int. 2016:37; 70-74.
- O’Connor, K, et al., Clinical and operative factors related to successful revision arthrodesis in the foot and ankle. Foot and Ankle Int. 2016: 37; 809-15
- O’Connor, K, et al. Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Summary of the Current Status. AOFAS Evidence-Based Medicine Committee. Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics,2018; September 1-6. DOI: 10.1177/2473011418790003
- Hullfish T, OConnor K, Baxter J. Medial gastrocnemius muscle remodeling correlates with reduced plantar flexor kinetics fourteen weeks following Achilles tendon rupture Journal of Applied Physiology, Accepted for publication June 2019
Invited publications, book chapters, non-peer reviewed
- O’Connor, K., Baumhauer, J., Bragdon, G. Sexual dysmorphism in the foot and ankle: Gender differences in foot and ankle anatomy and its reflection of foot and ankle injury Orthopaedic Clinics of North America 2006: 37; 596-574.
- Baumhauer, J., O’Connor, K. Are foot and ankle problems worse for women? AAOS Now 2008: 2; 21.
- O’Connor, K. Fractures of the Foot and Ankle; A Clinical Casebook Springer Publishing. 2018