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