About me
Notice to patients: Eff. April 18, 2023 Dr. Groah's McLean office has moved to 1420 Beverly Road, McLean VA 22101, phone number (703) 288-2790
Dr. Groah is Director of the SCI Rehabilitation and Recovery Program and Director of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research at MedStar NRH, and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Spinal Injury Association from 2010-2016, was from 2017 has served as an Officer of the organization. She has a subspecialty certification in SCI Medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was a writer for the SCI Subspecialty Examination from 2006-2015. Dr. Groah has had continual research funding since 2003, was the Project Director of two RRTC’s on Secondary Conditions after SCI (2003-2016), National Capital SCI Model System (2006-2011), and is currently Project Director of the RRTC on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and the National Capital Spinal Cord Injury Model System, both designated centers of excellence. She also has had funding by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation and the Department of Defense. She is an Associate Editor of the advanced SCI text, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, published in 2019, and serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Topics in SCI Rehabilitation. She was Co-Chair of the PVA Consortium Guideline on Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders after SCI and was an expert panel member for the PVA Consortium Guideline on Bladder Management. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles. After completing residency in PM&R at the Medical College of Virginia, Dr. Groah completed two fellowships (Aging with SCI research and clinical Neurorehabilitation), both at Craig Hospital. She received her MSPH from the University of Colorado at the same time.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cervical Fracture
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Deforming Dorsopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dorsopathy Of The Thoracic Spine
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Student Resources
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
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: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1996)
Internship: Riverside Regional Medical Center GME (1993)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1992)
Awards
- John W Goldschmidt Excellence in Rehabilitation Award (2018) Susan Carter Lecture Award
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2016) Gail F. Beach Visiting Lecturer
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (2015)
- Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Alumni Award and Lecture
- (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Groah is the Project Director of the prestigious Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems grant.