Walter J. Roche, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Roche is a physiatrist who specializes in spine-related illnesses.
Dr. Roche speaks English and Spanish.
Dr. Roche's special interests include conservative spine care, musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine and electrodiagnostic medicine. He also specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation, stroke, trauma, amputee care, rehabilitation, workers compensation and industrial injury.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cartilage Injury
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shoulder Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis
- Back Muscle Injury
- Back Pain
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Hamstring Injury
- Heat Illness
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Hip Sprain
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Leg Injury
- Leg Pain
- Ligament Injury
- Lower Back Injury
- Meniscus Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellofemoral Arthritis
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Peroneal Neuropathy
- Radial Nerve Neuropathy
- Radiculopathy
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Pain
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Wrist Injury
- Wrist Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Arm Steroid Injection
- Cortisone Injection
- Electromyography
- Exercise Prescription
- Joint Injection
- Musculoskeletal Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neck Rehabilitation
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Ultrasound
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: POS
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Opoen HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Residency Program: Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital (1996)
Internship Program: University of Maryland Medical Ctr Midtown Campus (1993)
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine (1992)