Penny Leigh Wolfe, MA PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology
Languages: English
(202) 291-5366
About me
Dr. Penny Wolfe received her PhD in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology, from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. She completed an APA approved clinical internship specializing in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She then completed a two year APA/APPCN approved postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan/Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Medical School in Detroit, Michigan. She is board-certified in Rehabilitation Psychology.
Dr. Wolfe joined the psychology department at MedStar NRH in 2006. She is presently a clinical neuropsychologist working primarily on the inpatient brain injury unit providing evaluation and treatment for individuals with a variety of neurological conditions including acquired brain injury, stroke, dementia, aneurysm, brain tumor, anoxic injury, encephalopathy, Parkinson's disease, hydrocephalic conditions and other neurologically based disorders.
Dr. Wolfe also conducts outpatient neuropsychological evaluations and psychotherapy with individuals who have experienced brain injury or other neurological conditions.
Dr. Wolfe has research interests in forensic neuropsychological evaluation and improving behavioral, psychosocial and community integration outcomes following brain injury and other areas involving the evaluation and treatment of neurological conditions.
She is licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Clinical areas of focus
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Executive Function Disorder
- Irritability
- Memory Loss
- Mood Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Reaction To Stress
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Clinical Neuropsychology Services
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Depression
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Depression Counseling
- Emotional Intelligence Coaching
- Etoposide Therapy
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Psychology Services
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training Programs
- Mental Status Exam
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Addiction
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Stress Reduction
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
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
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Psychology
Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (2006)
Internship: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1999)
Graduate: Marshall University School of Medicine (1991)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Publications
Wolfe, PL & Lehockey, K.A. (2016). Neuropsychological assessment of driving capacity. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 31, 517-529.
Sweet, J.J., Finnen, E., Wolfe, P.L., Beaumont, J.L., Hahn, E., Marymount, J., Sandborn, T. & Rosengart, T.K. (2008). Absence of cognitive decline one year after coronary bypass surgery: Comparison to nonsurgical and healthy controls. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 85, 1571-1578.
Rosengart, T. K., Sweet, J., Finnen, E., Wolfe, P., Cashy, J., Hahn, E., Marymount, J., Sanborn, T. (2005). Neurocognitive function in patients undergoing coronary bybass graft surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention: Evidence of impairment before interventions compared with normal controls. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 80, 1327-1335.
Sweet, J., Wolfe, P., Sattleburger, E., Numan, B., Rosenfeld, J. P., Clingerman, S., & Nies, K. (2000). Further investigation of traumatic brain injury versus insufficient effort with the California Verbal Learning Test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 15, 105-113.
Amerikaner, M. J., Monks, G., Wolfe, P. L. & Thomas, S. (1994). Family interaction and individual psychological health. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72, 614-620.
Wolfe, P. L., Millis, S.R., Hanks, R., Fichtenberg, N., Larrabee, G.J. & Sweet, J. J. (2010). Effort indicators within the California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II). The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 153-168.
Books/Chapters
Kauffman, S., Wolfe, P. & Yochelson, M. (2010). Education and vocation. In M. R. Yochelson & Wolfe, P. L. (Eds.), Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.
Yochelson, M. R. &. Wolfe, P. L. (Eds.). (2010). Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.
Wolfe, P. L. & Clark, J. (2011). Assessment of driving capacity. In G. J. Demakis (Ed.), Legal issues in the civil competency evaluation. New York: Oxford University Press
Wolfe, P. L., Shah, N. & Zimmerman-Thomas, L. (2010). Brain injury and sexuality. In M. R. Yochelson & P. L. Wolfe (Eds.), Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.