Rachna Malhotra, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Rachna Malhotra, DO, is the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery Program of MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University.
Dr. Malhotra completed her internship at St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital in New York before she joined the Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R residency training program.
She earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Malhotra received her DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Long Island, NY.
Dr. Malhotra is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She manages both inpatient and outpatient stroke services at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Malhotra's of philosophy of care is to focus on getting patients back to their daily life and educating patients on preventing further strokes. Her clinical expertise and areas of focus include stroke in the young and secondary stroke prevention.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Balance
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Of Limb
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Discontinuity
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Caregiver Dependence
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Pain
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsalgia Lower Back Pain
- Dystonic Spasms
- Electromyography
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Hemiparesis Weakness In One Side Of The Body
- Hemiplegia
- Insomnia
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Paralysis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myofascial Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Presence Of Devices
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports Concussion
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tendinous Disorders
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Internship: St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital (2007)
Graduate: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2006)