About me
Dr. Postma is the Chief of Sports Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery. 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 Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Sports Injuries
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Cartilage Disorder
- Compartment Syndrome Of The Lower Leg
- Fibula Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Pectoralis Major Strain
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Teres Major Strain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treatment
- Anterior Tibial Tubercleplasty
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopic Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, Knee
- Bone Repair
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- 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
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Osteochondral Allograft, Knee
- Osteotomy, Tibia
- Removal Of Implant
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Surgery
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic 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