About me
Katherine W. Power, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. As a specialist in cancer rehabilitation, she helps patients improve or restore physical function after oncology treatments.
Dr. Power’s approach to care centers on maximizing patients’ quality of life by reducing or eliminating side effects caused by cancer treatments. She begins by reviewing medical histories, performing physical exams, and ordering diagnostic tests. She then develops comprehensive healing plans to enhance their comfort and recovery. These plans include therapies ranging from joint injections to nerve blockers.
Dr. Power is dedicated to advancing the field of cancer rehabilitation to help more people receive timely and effective therapies during and after cancer care. Her specific research interests focus on improving function and minimizing symptoms in patients diagnosed with cancer. Referring physicians should know that she is committed to offering personalized services that address impairments caused by oncology treatments while optimizing outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cancer Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Drop Foot
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lymphedema
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neck Sprain
- Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-1621Fax 202-877-1998
102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 855-770-6887
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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2017)
Internship: Jersey Shore University Medical Center (2014)
Graduate: St. George's University (2013)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass at the Time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Decreases Rates of Lymphedema, Annals of Surgery Open, June 2023
Evaluation and Management of Pain in Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome, Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, February 2023
The Role of Physiatry Practice in a Multi-Disciplinary Breast Tumor Board: A Descriptive Study, PM&R, May 2020
Translating 2019 ACSM Cancer Exercise Recommendations for Physiatric Practice – Derived recommendations from an International Expert Panel, The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation, August 2022