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 Evaluation For Dementia
- 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)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Fellowship: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2018)
Graduate: Ponce School of Medicine (2015)