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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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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)