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