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