About me
Notice to patients: Eff. April 18, 2023 Dr. Groah's McLean office has moved to 1420 Beverly Road, McLean VA 22101, phone number (703) 288-2790
Dr. Groah is Director of the SCI Rehabilitation and Recovery Program and Director of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research at MedStar NRH, and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Spinal Injury Association from 2010-2016, was from 2017 has served as an Officer of the organization. She has a subspecialty certification in SCI Medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was a writer for the SCI Subspecialty Examination from 2006-2015. Dr. Groah has had continual research funding since 2003, was the Project Director of two RRTC’s on Secondary Conditions after SCI (2003-2016), National Capital SCI Model System (2006-2011), and is currently Project Director of the RRTC on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and the National Capital Spinal Cord Injury Model System, both designated centers of excellence. She also has had funding by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation and the Department of Defense. She is an Associate Editor of the advanced SCI text, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, published in 2019, and serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Topics in SCI Rehabilitation. She was Co-Chair of the PVA Consortium Guideline on Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders after SCI and was an expert panel member for the PVA Consortium Guideline on Bladder Management. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles. After completing residency in PM&R at the Medical College of Virginia, Dr. Groah completed two fellowships (Aging with SCI research and clinical Neurorehabilitation), both at Craig Hospital. She received her MSPH from the University of Colorado at the same time.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cervical Fracture
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Deforming Dorsopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dorsopathy Of The Thoracic Spine
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
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 Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
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, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1996)
Internship: Riverside Regional Medical Center GME (1993)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1992)
Awards
- John W Goldschmidt Excellence in Rehabilitation Award (2018) Susan Carter Lecture Award
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2016) Gail F. Beach Visiting Lecturer
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (2015)
- Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Alumni Award and Lecture
- (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Groah is the Project Director of the prestigious Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems grant.