Emma J. Nally, MD| Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Emma Nally, MD, is an attending physician specializing in brain injury and stroke at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Nally received her medical degree from St. George’s University and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at MedStar NRH/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She completed a fellowship in brain injury at New York University-Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation.
During her training, Dr. Nally participated in rehabilitation research testing new treatment options for traumatic brain injury and made presentations about cutting-edge clinical research that demonstrated lead toxicity from retained bullet fragments.
Dr. Nally focuses on the interdisciplinary care of patients with brain injury and stroke, working with the entire multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation experts. She provides assessment and development of comprehensive treatment plans to foster the best possible recovery.
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select 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, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (2019)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2018)
Internship: New York Medical College (2015)
Medical School: St. George's University (2014)
News and publications
Nally E., Groah L., Pérez-Losad M., Caldovic L., Ljungberg I, Chandel N., Sprague B., Hsief M., Pohl H. Identification of Burkholderia fungorum in the urine of an individual with spinal cord injury and augmentation cystoplasty using 16S sequencing; copathogen or innocent bystander? Spinal Cord Series and Cases. September 2018; 4:85
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.