About me
Katie A. Cormier is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in volunteer bone-marrow and stem-cell donations to treat acute leukemia, sickle cell, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and other blood disorders. She also is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society – Arlington Chapter.
Katie’s approach to care centers on nurturing respectful and compassionate relationships that prioritize the overall well-being of volunteer donors. Katie performs medical exams that include physicals, lab work, and imaging screenings. At these appointments, she begins by empathetically listening to donors and clearly answering all their questions. She then collaborates with an experienced team of clinicians to collect stem cells using apheresis (outpatient blood draw) or bone marrow (surgical soft-tissue removal) procedures. During every step of the donation process, she provides comprehensive follow-up care and insightful education.
Katie is dedicated to advancing the use of mindfulness and other self-relaxation techniques to support donors’ mental health. She is particularly interested in treatments for blood disorders using cellular therapies. These types of therapies can lead to personalized treatments, improved outcomes, and even cures. She also is proud to be a part of one of the largest bone-marrow collection centers in the country for non-related donors. Referring physicians should know that Katie is committed to providing high-quality and timely grafts to ensure better patient outcomes.
Philosophy of care
“People who volunteer to provide stem cells or bone marrow share invaluable gifts. Such life-saving offerings strengthen not only recipients but also their families and communities. That’s why I’m passionate about ensuring the care, safety, and mental health of donors. They are true inspirations.
In my free time, I enjoy reading books and exploring the outdoors. These hobbies are linked to my interests in expanding knowledge and appreciating nature. In my profession, stem-cell therapy is like a book of endless possibilities just waiting to be discovered. Every day, I look forward to contributing to the next chapter of this exciting branch of medicine.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Kidney Resection
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Amyloidosis
- Anal Cancer
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Clotting Disorders
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Diseases Of The Small Intestine
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Essential Thrombocythemia
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Failure Due To Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Metastases
- Melanoma That Has Spread To The Lungs
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pernicious Anemia
- Pleura Cancer
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Secondary Lymph Node Cancer
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Urinary Tract Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cancer Pain Management
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Immunotherapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Penile Cancer
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Testicular Cancer
- Thrombocytapheresis
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
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 HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: George Mason University (2018)