Emma J. Nally, MD| Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine And 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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
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.