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