Abha Lokhande, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
Abha Lokhande

Abha Lokhande, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

Languages: Marathi, Hindi, English

202-877-1932

About me

Abha Lokhande, MD, is an attending physiatrist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is primarily responsible for physiatry consults for acute care inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury, CVA, musculoskeletal diseases, amputees and SCI patients. Dr. Lokhande also provides consultations on acute care inpatients for musculoskeletal pain management and for neurological disorders. In addition, she conducts inpatient and outpatient EMG/ NCS.

Prior to MedStar NRH, Dr. Lokhande worked as an attending physiatrist at Washington Adventist Hospital and Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital in Takoma Park, MD. She also worked as an attending physiatrist at Patuxent River Health and Rehabilitation Center and Bedford Court Nursing and Rehab Center.

After receiving her MD from the Ross University School of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Lokhande completed an internship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in General Surgery in June 2007. Dr. Lokhande completed her residency in PM&R at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in June 2010.

Dr. Lokhande has presented on topics including Shoulder Rehabilitation: General Principles, Rheumatological Diseases in a Rehab Setting, Knee joint diseases/Rehabilitation and Causes of Neuropathy.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Ankle Pain
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Concussion
  • Elbow Injury
  • Elbow Pain
  • Hip Labral Tear
  • Hip Pain
  • Knee Injury
  • Knee Pain
  • Meniscus Injury
  • Rotator Cuff Disorders
  • Shoulder Dislocation
  • Shoulder Instability
  • Shoulder Pain
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Achilles Tendon Injury
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Pain
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
  • Arm Injury
  • Arm Pain
  • Arthralgia
  • Arthritis
  • Athletic Pubalgia
  • Back Muscle Injury
  • Back Pain
  • Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
  • Calf Muscle Injury
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Concussion
  • Elbow Injury
  • Elbow Pain
  • Hamstring Injury
  • Heat Illness
  • Hip Labral Tear
  • Hip Pain
  • Joint Sprain
  • Knee Injury
  • Knee Pain
  • Leg Injury
  • Leg Pain
  • Ligament Injury
  • Lower Back Injury
  • Meniscus Injury
  • Muscle Strain
  • Muscle Tears
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Neck Sprain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Patellofemoral Injury
  • Radiculopathy
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rotator Cuff Disorders
  • Rotator Cuff Injury
  • Running Injury
  • Sciatica
  • Shoulder Dislocation
  • Shoulder Injury
  • Shoulder Instability
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Spasticity
  • Sports Related Injury
  • Stress Fractures
  • Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Wrist Injury
  • Wrist Sprain
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Procedures I perform

  • Balance Rehabilitation
  • Botox For Spasticity
  • Concussion Testing
  • Cortisone Injection
  • Exercise Prescription
  • Gait Analysis
  • Joint Injection
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection
  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Sports Injury Rehabilitation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Ultrasound
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-1621

Fax 202-877-1998

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna HMO
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Employee Health Plan (EHP)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Student Resources
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • United Golden Rule
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • D-SNP)
    • I-SNP
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Choice Plus
    • United Choice
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • United Navigate
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Select
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • Cigna EPO
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Virginia Premier
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • United Optimum Choice
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Tricare for Life East
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Tricare East Select
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Carefirst EPO
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Residency Program: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2010)

Internship Program: Montefiore Medical Center (2007)

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2006)