About me
Richard D. Zorowitz, MD, is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, IL. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Zorowitz also specializes in Brain Injury and Stroke Rehabilitation.
Dr. Zorowitz focuses his clinical activities on the rehabilitation of stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurological conditions. He specializes in the management of spasticity, including oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen. His research activities focus on stroke rehabilitation, including motor recovery, hemiplegic shoulder pain, dysphagia, spasticity, pseudobulbar affect, and functional outcomes.
Procedures I perform
- Communication And Swallowing Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-1621Fax 202-877-1998
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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1989)
Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1986)
Medical School: Tulane University Office GME (1985)
Awards
- Visionary in Practice Society, National Stroke Association (2001)Central Nervous System Council Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2011)
- Golden Goniometer Award, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2012)
- America’s Top Physicians, Consumer’s Research Council of America (2015) Outstanding Contributions in the Training and Education of the Resident Staff, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network/Georgetown (2016)
- John W. Goldschmidt Award, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2022)