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