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Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
Languages: English
301-570-7416
About me
Dr. Michael Lu is a physician specializing in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He holds board certification in both fields and specializes in non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, and other conditions that cause pain and impact movement. He is passionate about promoting lifelong wellness and believes movement is medicine for everyone.
Some of the common conditions he treats include:
- Tendonitis (e.g., tennis elbow, rotator cuff, Achilles)
- Arthritis and joint pains
- Sports injuries (sprains, strains)
- Back pain and sciatica
- Shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, hip, foot/ankle disorders
- Nerve entrapments, carpal tunnel syndrome
Dr. Lu cares for a diverse patient population, from high school athletes striving for peak performance to older adults seeking to stay active and healthy. He is dedicated to listening to his patients and works closely with each patient to develop unique treatment plans, which could include lifestyle modifications, personalized physical therapy prescriptions, and non-surgical procedures.
Dr. Lu has extensive training in a variety of procedures to help relieve pain and promote healing without surgery. These include ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, and fluoroscopically-guided lumbar spine injections. His goal is to help you recover fully and return to the activities you enjoy, on the field or court and in everyday life.
In addition to general sports injuries, Dr. Lu has a special interest in injuries surrounding adaptive sports, golf, and racquet sports such as tennis, pickleball, and padel. He acts as an eligibility assessor for the EDGA (formerly the European Disabled Golf Association). He also serves as a sports medicine physician for the Montgomery County high school athletics program. Dr. Lu has provided medical coverage for Northwestern University D1 Athletics, the Chicago and Baltimore Marathons, SkyRise Chicago, and a range of adaptive sports teams.
Dr. Lu received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his internship at MedStar Harbor Hospital. At Northwestern University and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, he served as Chief Resident during his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and then stayed on to complete fellowship training in Sports Medicine.
*Please note that the correct phone number for Dr. Lu's Leisure World location is 301-570-7415
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Back Strain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Knee
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pointer
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Sprain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Mononeuropathies
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse Injuries
- Radial Neuropathy
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Strain
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sprains And Strains
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Biofeedback
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Functional Status Assessment
- Groin Strain Treatment
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Lymphedema Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthosis
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitative Technology
- Reproductive Medicine
- Rotating Equipment Biopsy
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Self-Care Training
- Shock Treatment
- Soccer Ball Fitting
- Spine Orthotics
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Sports Performance Training
- Synthetic Pathology
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Torn Ligament Treatment
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Ultrasonic Guidance
- Ultrasound
- Visian Icl
- Wheelchair Evaluation
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 202-829-2632
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2023)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2022)
Internship: MedStar Harbor Hospital (2019)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2018)
Awards
- Walter E. Heller Chief Resident Award
- Sarah Baskin Research Award
- Resident and Fellow Recognition for Exemplary Professionalism