About me
Notice to patients: Eff. April 18, 2023 Dr. Groah's McLean office has moved to 1420 Beverly Road, McLean VA 22101, phone number (703) 288-2790
Dr. Groah is Director of the SCI Rehabilitation and Recovery Program and Director of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research at MedStar NRH, and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Spinal Injury Association from 2010-2016, was from 2017 has served as an Officer of the organization. She has a subspecialty certification in SCI Medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was a writer for the SCI Subspecialty Examination from 2006-2015. Dr. Groah has had continual research funding since 2003, was the Project Director of two RRTC’s on Secondary Conditions after SCI (2003-2016), National Capital SCI Model System (2006-2011), and is currently Project Director of the RRTC on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and the National Capital Spinal Cord Injury Model System, both designated centers of excellence. She also has had funding by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation and the Department of Defense. She is an Associate Editor of the advanced SCI text, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, published in 2019, and serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Topics in SCI Rehabilitation. She was Co-Chair of the PVA Consortium Guideline on Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders after SCI and was an expert panel member for the PVA Consortium Guideline on Bladder Management. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles. After completing residency in PM&R at the Medical College of Virginia, Dr. Groah completed two fellowships (Aging with SCI research and clinical Neurorehabilitation), both at Craig Hospital. She received her MSPH from the University of Colorado at the same time.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cervical Fracture
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Deforming Dorsopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dorsopathy Of The Thoracic Spine
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210
McLean, VA, 22101-3732
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
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
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, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1996)
Internship: Riverside Regional Medical Center GME (1993)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1992)
Awards
- John W Goldschmidt Excellence in Rehabilitation Award (2018) Susan Carter Lecture Award
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2016) Gail F. Beach Visiting Lecturer
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (2015)
- Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Alumni Award and Lecture
- (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Groah is the Project Director of the prestigious Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems grant.