About me
Richard D. Zorowitz, MD, is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, IL. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine.
Dr. Zorowitz focuses his clinical activities on the rehabilitation of stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurological conditions. He specializes in the management of spasticity, including oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen. His research activities focus on stroke rehabilitation, including motor recovery, hemiplegic shoulder pain, dysphagia, spasticity, pseudobulbar affect, and functional outcomes.
Procedures I perform
- Communication And Swallowing Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-1621Fax 202-877-1998
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
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1989)
Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1986)
Medical School: Tulane University Office GME (1985)
Awards
- Visionary in Practice Society, National Stroke Association (2001)Central Nervous System Council Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2011)
- Golden Goniometer Award, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2012)
- America’s Top Physicians, Consumer’s Research Council of America (2015) Outstanding Contributions in the Training and Education of the Resident Staff, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network/Georgetown (2016)
- John W. Goldschmidt Award, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2022)