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