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