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Katherine Marie Worst

Katherine Marie Worst, NP, CPNP-AC

Pediatric Colon and Rectal Surgery

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Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Katherine Marie Worst

Titles

Team Lead, Advanced Practice Providers

About the Provider

Katherine Worst, CPNP-AC, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner specialized in acute care. After five years as a staff nurse at Children’s National Hospital, Katherine obtained her master's degree in 2013 and joined a team of providers servicing pediatric trauma, burn and general surgery patients. In 2017, she began independently running a Bowel Management Program at Children’s National for surgical patients who struggled with chronic constipation and incontinence following colorectal repair. Katherine fell in love with this patient population and became passionate about helping them to overcome challenges and improve their quality of life. In 2019, she was offered the opportunity to help develop the current Colorectal Program at Children’s National under the guidance of Marc Levitt, MD Katherine currently serves as one of the program's nurse practitioners and looks forward to the positive impact that this program will have for families worldwide.

NPI

1174957484

Locations

  1. Main Hospital-Surgical Specialty Clinic
    • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Room 4400, Washington, DC 20010
    • Telehealth Video Visit
      • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010

      Expertise

      Education

      Louisiana State University at Shreveport

      Graduate, 2025

      University of Maryland School of Nursing

      Graduate, 2013

      University of Maryland-Baltimore

      Undergraduate, 2008

      Board Certifications

      Family Nurse Practitioner

      Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 2013

      Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)

      Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 2012

      Insurance

      Children's National offers a variety of payment options for all families. We have listed the major health plans accepted by Children's National below. Please contact your insurance carrier if you do not see your plan. Before scheduling all behavioral health appointments, please confirm coverage with your insurance carrier. If you have international insurance or are traveling from abroad to Children's National for care, please contact the Global Services Division at globalservices@childrensnational.org. If you do not have health insurance, you may be able to get it through the Children's Health Insurance Program. Please call 202-476-5505 for more information.
      Search plans
      • Aetna
      • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
      • Aetna Better Health of VA
      • Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
      • American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
      • Amerigroup DC
      • Amerigroup Maryland
      • AmeriHealth DC
      • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
      • Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
      • Beech Street
      • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
      • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
      • CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
      • ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
      • Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
      • Claimsbridge PPO
      • Conifer Health
      • First Health
      • Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
      • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
      • Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
      • Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
      • Kaiser Permanente: referral required
      • Mail Handlers (Federal)
      • Maryland Physicians Care
      • Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
      • MedStar Family Choice (DC)
      • MedStar Family Choice (MD)
      • Molina Health Care of VA
      • Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
      • National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
      • Priority Partners MCO (MD)
      • Tricare Humana Military
      • U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
      • United Virginia Medicaid
      • UnitedHealthcare
      • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
      • Virginia Premiere