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.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Chronic Pain
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Weakness
- Parnaparin Reversal
- Rehabilitation After Stroke
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Bone Discontinuity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dorsalgia
- Electromyography
- Foot Joint Pain
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Hemiplegia
- Hip Pain
- Insomnia
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Pelvic Fracture
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain
- 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
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Bursitis Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain Rehabilitation
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cold Pack
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Float Therapy
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Phonophoresis
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Prosthetic Training
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation Guideline
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
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-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
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Education
Internship: St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital (2007)
Graduate: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2006)