Rachna Malhotra, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Rachna Malhotra, DO, is the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery Program of MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University.
Dr. Malhotra completed her internship at St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital in New York before she joined the Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R residency training program.
She earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Malhotra received her DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Long Island, NY.
Dr. Malhotra is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She manages both inpatient and outpatient stroke services at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Malhotra's of philosophy of care is to focus on getting patients back to their daily life and educating patients on preventing further strokes. Her clinical expertise and areas of focus include stroke in the young and secondary stroke prevention.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Balance
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Of Limb
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Discontinuity
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Caregiver Dependence
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Pain
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsalgia Lower Back Pain
- Dystonic Spasms
- Electromyography
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Hemiparesis Weakness In One Side Of The Body
- Hemiplegia
- Insomnia
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Paralysis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myofascial Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Presence Of Devices
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports Concussion
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tendinous Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
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Education
Internship: St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital (2007)
Graduate: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2006)