Pura Garcia, PSYD| Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology | MedStar Health
Pura Garcia, PsyD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Languages: Spanish, English
(844) 606-5117
About me
Dr. Garcia sees patients at the following address:
102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-877-1120
Fax: 202-291-5366
Dr. Pura Garcia received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Neuropsychology, from Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She completed an APA approved clinical internship specializing in Neuropsychology at Northwell Health (formerly known as North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Zucker Hillside Hospital) in Long Island, New York. She then completed a two year neuropsychology fellowship consistent with APA Division 40/Houston Guidelines, at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC.
Dr. Garcia joined the psychology department at MedStar NRH in 2018. She is currently a clinical neuropsychologist working primarily on the outpatient service providing evaluations and treatment for individuals with a variety of neurological presentations, including dementia, stroke, acquired brain injury, anoxic injury, encephalopathy, movement disorders, epilepsy, and other neurologically based disorders. Dr. Garcia is actively involved in the Concussion Clinic program at MedStar NRH, providing evaluations and treatment to individuals who have sustained mild brain injuries. Dr. Garcia is fluent in Spanish along with English and has experience in cross-cultural neuropsychology. She thus is able to evaluate and provide treatment to Spanish-language patients.
Dr. Garcia has research interests in cross-cultural neuropsychology, neurodegenerative disorders, TBI, and cerebrovascular accidents.
Clinical areas of focus
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Neuropsychological Management
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Play Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Chronic Stress
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Hypochondriasis
- Insomnia
- Learning Disability
- Manic Episode
- Mental Breakdown
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Panic Attacks
- Phobia
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Stress Reaction
- Substance Abuse
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Attention Training For Anxiety
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Clinical Neuropsychology Consultation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy For Substance Abuse
- Dysgraphia Evaluation
- Dyslexia Evaluation
- Etoposide Therapy
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Flash Electroretinography
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Memory Improvement
- Mental Performance Coaching
- Mental Status Exam
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neurofeedback For Peak Performance
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Anxiety Disorder
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Learning Disability
- Neuropsychological Expert Testimony
- Neuropsychological Management
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Anxiety
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Depression
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Stroke
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Self-Care Training
- Somatization Treatment
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Virtual Reality Exposure 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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Fellowship: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2018)
Graduate: Ponce School of Medicine (2015)