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