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
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Blood Cancer
- Bone Discontinuity
- Broken Hip
- Broken Leg
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Contractures
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Drop Foot
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip Fracture
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lymphedema
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteonecrosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
1 Lombardi
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
1 Lombardi
Washington, DC, 20007
102 Irving St NW
NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
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)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)
Graduate: St. George's University (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