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
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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
Listen to Dr. Overcash's Medical Intel Segment as heard on WTOP Radio: