About me
Katherine Hamilton, MD is an assistant professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in caring for patients with headache and is board certified in neurology and headache medicine. She sees patients in Chevy Chase, MD and in Washington, DC as part of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Center.
Dr. Hamilton treats a wide array of headache-related disorders such as migraine, headaches related to neck and jaw tension, facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She has a particular interest in women’s health, hormonal contributions to migraine, and treating migraine during pregnancy and perimenopause.
Dr. Hamilton believes that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to headache is critical in managing headaches and uses a variety of treatments including medications, procedures, devices, and complementary and behavioral approaches.
Dr. Hamilton is involved in medical education at Georgetown and has spoken and published on various headache topics. Some recent publications are listed below.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Nerve Block
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Memory Loss
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Status Migrainosus
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Management
- Anesthetic Injection For Trigeminal Nerve
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Botulinum Toxin For Facial Pain
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of California San Francisco (2017)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Hamilton KT, Seligman R, Blue R, Lee JYK. Refractory glossopharyngeal neuralgia successfully treated with onabotulinumtoxinA: A case report. Headache. 2022;62(10):1424-8.
Hamilton KT. The evidence (or lack thereof) for treatment of primary headache during pregnancy and lactation. Headache. 2021; 9-10.
Hamilton KT. Headache in Pregnancy and Postpartum. Elselvier Clinical Overview. 2021 Oct. https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/clinical_overview/67-s2.0-V1283
Hamilton KT, Halker Singh RB, Ailani J, Butterfield RJ, Robbins MS. Migraine Treatment in Pregnancy: An American Headache Society Survey. Headache. 2020; 2594-2596.