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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
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Education
Internship: St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital (2007)
Graduate: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2006)