Emma J. Nally, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Brain Injury And Stroke 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.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
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 Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
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.