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