About me
Rachael T. Overcash, MD, MPH, is an attending physician specializing in maternal and fetal medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She currently serves as the Director of the Perinatal Center. Dr. Overcash specializes in the management of high-risk pregnancies, including prenatal diagnosis with ultrasound, amniocentesis and genetic counseling. She works with obstetricians to co-manage complicated pregnancies and provides direct prenatal care to women with high-risk issues such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Dr. Overcash believes that each woman should feel comfortable with her pregnancy. Her philosophy of care is to provide the tools, knowledge and education to help women navigate their complicated pregnancies with the goal of having a healthy baby.
Dr. Overcash is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In addition, she is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and a committee member of the Foundation for Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Her teaching experience includes serving as a clinical instructor in reproductive medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Journal of Perinatology, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Maternal and Child Health, the American Journal of Medical Genetics, and Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. She currently serves as a reviewer for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Overcash is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Dr. Overcash received her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she also completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. She continued her training with a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, San Diego. She also holds a master of public health degree in health policy and management from the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Preterm Labor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Nuchal Translucency
- Advanced Maternal Age
- Amniotic Fluid Disorders
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Cancer During Pregnancy
- Cervical Cerclage
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Amniotic Fluid And Membranes
- False Labor
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Diabetes
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Uterine Infections
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
Procedures I perform
- Amniocentesis
- Biophysical Profile
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Cerclage
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Cesarean Delivery
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Contraction Stress Test
- Dacryocystorhinostomy With Jones Tube
- Delivery With Forceps
- Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
- Episiotomy
- Fertility Counseling
- Fetal Acid-Base Assessment
- Fetal Anatomy Survey
- Fetal Behavioral Assessment
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Developmental Assessment
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring For Non-Stress Test
- Fetal Kick Count
- Fetal Monitoring
- Fetal Neuromuscular Assessment
- Fetal Neurosonography
- Fetal Reduction
- Fetal Scalp PH Sampling
- Fetal Scalp Stimulation
- Fetal Shunt Placement
- Fetal Therapy
- Fetal Venous Doppler Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Assessment
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Gestational Carrier
- Group B Strep Testing
- Growth Hormone Suppression Test With Glucose
- Lactation Consultation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Neonatal Consultation
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neonatal Follow-Up
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Treatment
- Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling
- Placenta Percreta Management
- Postpartum Hemorrhage Management
- Pregnancy Planning
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Monitoring
- Prenatal Testing
- Reproductive Medicine
- Targeted Genome Sequencing
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6093Fax 202-877-8695
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-Open POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: University of California San Diego Medical Center (2015)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Center Scope Fall 2016: Relieving the Burden of Obesity
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