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