Walter J Roche, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Roche is a physiatrist who specializes in spine-related illnesses.
Dr. Roche speaks English and Spanish.
Dr. Roche's special interests include conservative spine care, musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine and electrodiagnostic medicine. He also specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation, stroke, trauma, amputee care, rehabilitation, workers compensation and industrial injury.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bursopathy
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Osteoarthritis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Spine Pain
- Superficial Toe Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Repair
- Bursitis Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cold Pack
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Falls Prevention
- Flexibility Exercises
- Geriatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heel Tendon Repair
- I-131 Therapy
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Industrial Hygiene
- Informed Consent
- Injury Prevention
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Low Vision Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Patient Portal
- Postpartum Support
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Projective Testing
- Proper Lifting Techniques
- Prosthetic Training
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trauma Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Visian Icl
Practice locations
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3333 N Calvert St Johnston Professional Bldg Ste 400 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-6645Fax 410-554-2084
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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
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
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago (1996)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (1993)
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University (1992)