About me
Eric Wisotzky, MD, is the chief of the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the director of Cancer Rehabilitation at MedStar NRH. Dr. Wisotzky graduated from medical school at Albany Medical College and completed a transitional internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He trained at the Navy Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida, and graduated as a flight surgeon. He was then stationed for the next three years at Point Mugu, California, as a flight surgeon.
Dr. Wisotzky was selected to be the team physician for the U.S. military triathlon team at the World Military Games in Mumbai, India. He received a Navy Commendation Medal for his military service. After completing his active duty in the Navy, he started residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the university hospital of Columbia and Cornell. Several months of this residency program included training in cancer rehabilitation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Wisotzky served as chief resident and was also elected chair of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Residents/Fellows Council. He has served as co-course director of the AAP's Residents/Fellows Workshop. Dr Wisotzky speaks regularly at national conferences and is the author of several publications, including the MedStar NRH Press publication Managing Breast Cancer: A Guide to Living Well Through Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Wisotzky's clinical interests include cancer rehabilitation, electrodiagnostics, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and medical education.
Additional Conditions Dr. Wisotzky treats:
- Postmastectomy pain
- Cancer-related fatigue
- Impaired mobility/decreased ROM
- Trismus
- Cervical dystonia
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment (chemo-brain)
- Chemotherapy induced polyneuropathy
- Lymphedema
- Aromatase-inhibitor induced musculoskeletal symptoms
- Radiation fibrosis syndrome
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Bursopathy
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Joint Pain
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hemiplegia
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kohler Disease
- Kyphosis
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lymphatic Vessel Disorders
- Mobility Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Injury
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stroke With Weakness
- Subcortical Infarction
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracic Spine Fractures
- Thumb Synovitis
- Upper Back Pain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Femoral Nerve Entrapment Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) (2011)
Internship: Walter Reed National Medical Center (2004)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025