Emma J. Nally, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Emma Nally, MD, is an attending physician specializing in brain injury and stroke at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Nally received her medical degree from St. George’s University and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at MedStar NRH/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She completed a fellowship in brain injury at New York University-Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation.
During her training, Dr. Nally participated in rehabilitation research testing new treatment options for traumatic brain injury and made presentations about cutting-edge clinical research that demonstrated lead toxicity from retained bullet fragments.
Dr. Nally focuses on the interdisciplinary care of patients with brain injury and stroke, working with the entire multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation experts. She provides assessment and development of comprehensive treatment plans to foster the best possible recovery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Biofeedback
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- Migraine
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Sti Treatment
- Synthetic Pathology
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Dystonia
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Limb Deformity
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Autogenic Training
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brain-Computer Interface Training
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cold Pack
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Exercise Classes
- Flexibility Exercises
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Herbal Supplements Counseling
- Hydrotherapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Job Coaching
- Kinesiology
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS) Treatment
- Leisure Activities Therapy
- Leisure Skills Training
- Light Therapy
- Loss Counseling
- Low Vision Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Meditation And Mindfulness
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Occupational Skills Training
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Partial Hospitalization Counseling
- Patching Therapy
- Pet Therapy
- Phonophoresis
- Pilates Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Preventive Medicine Counseling
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Prosthetic Training
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Reflexology
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Training
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- Safety Planning
- Self-Care Training
- Shiatsu Massage
- Sleep Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Sti Treatment
- Stress Management Training
- Stress Reduction
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tai Chi
- Tai Chi Therapy
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Trauma Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
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-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (2019)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2018)
Internship: New York Medical College (2015)
Medical School: St. George's University (2014)
News and publications
Nally E., Groah L., Pérez-Losad M., Caldovic L., Ljungberg I, Chandel N., Sprague B., Hsief M., Pohl H. Identification of Burkholderia fungorum in the urine of an individual with spinal cord injury and augmentation cystoplasty using 16S sequencing; copathogen or innocent bystander? Spinal Cord Series and Cases. September 2018; 4:85
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.
Winner of Editor’s Choice October 2018
Nally E., Bunning R. Commentary: Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years after a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment. July 2018; 3(2): 44-45.
Nally E., Jelinek J., Bunning R. Quadriparesis Caused by Lead Poisoning Nine Years After a Gunshot Wound with Retained Bullet Fragments: A Case Report. PM&R. May 2017; 9(4): 411-414.