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