Emma J. Nally, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Emma Nally, MD, is an attending physician specializing in brain injury and stroke at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Nally received her medical degree from St. George’s University and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at MedStar NRH/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She completed a fellowship in brain injury at New York University-Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation.
During her training, Dr. Nally participated in rehabilitation research testing new treatment options for traumatic brain injury and made presentations about cutting-edge clinical research that demonstrated lead toxicity from retained bullet fragments.
Dr. Nally focuses on the interdisciplinary care of patients with brain injury and stroke, working with the entire multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation experts. She provides assessment and development of comprehensive treatment plans to foster the best possible recovery.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (2019)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2018)
Internship: New York Medical College (2015)
Medical School: St. George's University (2014)
News and publications
Nally E., Groah L., Pérez-Losad M., Caldovic L., Ljungberg I, Chandel N., Sprague B., Hsief M., Pohl H. Identification of Burkholderia fungorum in the urine of an individual with spinal cord injury and augmentation cystoplasty using 16S sequencing; copathogen or innocent bystander? Spinal Cord Series and Cases. September 2018; 4:85
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.