Irim F Ciolino, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Irim Ciolino, MD is the Department Chair of MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) department. She is also clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the PM&R Residency Training Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Ciolino is board-certified in PM&R and Internal Medicine. She was Chief Resident during her Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at the St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center from New York Medical College, as well as, in her PM&R Residency Training Program through MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).
Dr. Ciolino carried out her undergraduate studies at George Washington University and earned her medical degree from St. George's University, School of Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain
- Botox Injection
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cartilage Injury
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Pain
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Migraine
- Mobility Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Multiple Injuries
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Arthrocentesis
- Assistive Technology Evaluation
- Balance Analysis
- Biofeedback
- Biomechanics
- Botox Injection
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Bursa Aspiration
- Bursitis Treatment
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Case Management
- Chemical Peel
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
- Chronic Pain Rehabilitation
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Discogram
- Discography
- Elbow Joint Injection
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram
- Electrolysis
- Electromyography
- Ergonomic Assessment
- Foot Orthotics
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Hand Joint Injection
- Heat Therapy
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Rehabilitation
- Iliopsoas Injection
- Injury Prevention
- Interferential Current Therapy
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Ligament Biopsy
- Lymphedema Management
- Malar Implants
- Manual Therapy
- Melasma Treatment
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Muscle Stimulation
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Myofascial Release
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotics Fitting
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Phonophoresis
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Prosthetic Training
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Reflexology
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Work Hardening
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
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
Education
Board Certification:
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2011)
Internship: New York Medical College (2006)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2003)