About me
Dr. Postma serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and holds the Peter Cyrus Rizzo, M.D., and Rose Dignan Rizzo Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery in Clinical Education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. His areas of specialty include arthroscopy of the knee, hip, and shoulder with an emphasis on ACL and knee ligamentous reconstruction, hip arthroscopy and labral repair procedures, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), and rotator cuff tears.
Dr. Postma serves as the Head Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Washington Wizards and for Georgetown University Athletic Department. As such he treats a variety of athletes from high school to the professional level. He additionally is heavily integrated with the MedStar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program and is the Vice Chairman of Education. He is also involved in the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he serves as the Clerkship Director of Surgical Subspecialties and the Clerkship Director of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. William Postma is an empathetic and dedicated Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Dr. Postma is an alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina where he earned his medical degree. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He, then completed his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Dr. Postma is fluent in English and Spanish. He conducts his appointments with the personalized care and attention that he would expect for his own family.
Patient Story:
Clinical areas of focus
- Acl Tear
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Surgery
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Cartilage Disorder
- Compartment Syndrome Of The Lower Leg
- Fibula Fracture
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Teres Major Strain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Repair
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Synovectomy
- Hip Surgery
- Hip Tenotomy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Knee Realignment
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Torn Meniscus Repair
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8766Fax 202-444-7804
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
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2011)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Top Doctor 2021-Washingtonian - Top Doctor 2020- Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2019-Washingtonian
- Top Doctor 2018- Washingtonian
- VA Top Doctor 2021
- VA Top Doctor 2020
- Marquis Who's Who Award
- 2016 Medical Honoree Jingle Bell Run
- Chief of Sports Medicine- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Kenmore Award-Outstanding Teaching MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2015
- Leadership Award- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 2009
- Synthes Resident Teacher Award- 2008, 2009, 2010