Kaitlin R. Ostrander, MD
- Specialty
- Pediatrics - Hospital MedicineHospice and Palliative Medicine
Locations
Pediatric Hospitalist Service - Main Campus
111 Colchester Avenue
Main Campus, Smith 5
Burlington, VT 05401-1473
Children's Specialty Center
Biographical Information
Dr. Kate Ostrander, MD, FAAP is a Pediatrician and Palliative and Hospice Medicine Physician serving as Associate Director of the Pediatric Advanced Care Team at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. She also sees patients with the Adult Palliative Medicine Service with the Department of Family Medicine. She is grateful to help people of all ages live well with serious illness alongside their families and their interdisciplinary teams. She hopes to do this by navigating complex decisions while honoring individual goals and values and managing symptoms to promote quality of life.
Dr. Ostrander received her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences and Public Health from Northeastern University and her medical degree with research honors from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatrics residency at the University of Vermont, where she also worked as a pediatric hospitalist, prior to completing her Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital.
In addition to the care Dr. Ostrander provides her patients, she serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics for UVM's Larner College of Medicine. Her academic interests include teaching interprofessional communication skills for serious illness, developing systems and methods for medical team debriefing and bereavement, physician and trainee reflective practice, and community engagement in pediatric training.
You can view Dr. Ostrander’s recent awards and publications by visiting her Larner College of Medicine academic profile.
Clinical Interests
Education
Board Certifications
- Member Board
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
Language
Insurance
Participating Insurance Plans at the UVM Medical Center:
Please Note: The below is a list of insurers contracted with The University of Vermont Medical Center, but it does not guarantee participation of your specific insurance plan or coverage of your planned service (i.e. medical, dental, behavioral health, etc.). Please contact your insurer to determine your benefit coverage.
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield NH
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / CBA (includes Dental)
- Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)
- Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network (CDPHN)
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna / Great West (includes Dental)
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna LifeSource
- Coventry Health Care/First Health
- Delta Dental
- EBPA
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (HMO only)
- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Fidelis (New York Quality Healthcare Corporation) (excludes Essential Plan and Exchange products)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (excludes United Behavioral Health, NH Health Benefit Exchange, Medicare Advantage, and Managed Medicaid)
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid (VT and NY)* (VT Medicaid includes Dental)
- Medicare*
- MVP
- Optum Rx
- POMCO
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Medicare)
- The Vermont Health Plan (TVHP)
- TriCare Humana Military (excludes Humana Behavioral Health)
- TriCare Martin's Point Health Care (excludes Behavioral Health)
- United HealthCare (excludes United Behavioral Health)
- United HealthCare – The Empire Plan
- UMR
- Veteran's Administration Community Care Network (VA CCN) (United HealthCare)
- Vermont Blue Advantage
- Workers' Comp (VT and NY)
- Zelis/Stratose
*Not every provider type is eligible to enroll with Government Payers. Please consult your provider’s office prior to visit for confirmation.
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