About me
Dr. Penny Wolfe received her PhD in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology, from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. She completed an APA approved clinical internship specializing in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She then completed a two year APA/APPCN approved postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan/Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Medical School in Detroit, Michigan. She is board-certified in Rehabilitation Psychology.
Dr. Wolfe joined the psychology department at MedStar NRH in 2006. She is presently a clinical neuropsychologist working primarily on the inpatient brain injury unit providing evaluation and treatment for individuals with a variety of neurological conditions including acquired brain injury, stroke, dementia, aneurysm, brain tumor, anoxic injury, encephalopathy, Parkinson's disease, hydrocephalic conditions and other neurologically based disorders.
Dr. Wolfe also conducts outpatient neuropsychological evaluations and psychotherapy with individuals who have experienced brain injury or other neurological conditions.
Dr. Wolfe has research interests in forensic neuropsychological evaluation and improving behavioral, psychosocial and community integration outcomes following brain injury and other areas involving the evaluation and treatment of neurological conditions.
She is licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Dementia
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Concussion Assessment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Executive Function Disorder
- Head Injury
- Irritability
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Memory Loss
- Mood Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Reaction To Stress
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Sports Concussion
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Abuse
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Biofeedback
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Clinical Neuropsychology Services
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Depression
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Depression Counseling
- Emotional Intelligence Coaching
- Etoposide Therapy
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Float Therapy
- Forensic Psychiatry Services
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Group Therapy
- Health Psychology Services
- Huntington's Disease Management
- I-131 Therapy
- Infection Prevention And Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training Programs
- Mental Status Exam
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Addiction
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy
- Mode Deactivation Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Palliative Care Services
- Parent Management Training
- Pathology Services
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Sports Concussion Assessment
- Stress Reduction
- Stroke And Neurological Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (2006)
Internship: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1999)
Graduate: Marshall University School of Medicine (1991)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Publications
Wolfe, PL & Lehockey, K.A. (2016). Neuropsychological assessment of driving capacity. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 31, 517-529.
Sweet, J.J., Finnen, E., Wolfe, P.L., Beaumont, J.L., Hahn, E., Marymount, J., Sandborn, T. & Rosengart, T.K. (2008). Absence of cognitive decline one year after coronary bypass surgery: Comparison to nonsurgical and healthy controls. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 85, 1571-1578.
Rosengart, T. K., Sweet, J., Finnen, E., Wolfe, P., Cashy, J., Hahn, E., Marymount, J., Sanborn, T. (2005). Neurocognitive function in patients undergoing coronary bybass graft surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention: Evidence of impairment before interventions compared with normal controls. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 80, 1327-1335.
Sweet, J., Wolfe, P., Sattleburger, E., Numan, B., Rosenfeld, J. P., Clingerman, S., & Nies, K. (2000). Further investigation of traumatic brain injury versus insufficient effort with the California Verbal Learning Test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 15, 105-113.
Amerikaner, M. J., Monks, G., Wolfe, P. L. & Thomas, S. (1994). Family interaction and individual psychological health. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72, 614-620.
Wolfe, P. L., Millis, S.R., Hanks, R., Fichtenberg, N., Larrabee, G.J. & Sweet, J. J. (2010). Effort indicators within the California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II). The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 153-168.
Books/Chapters
Kauffman, S., Wolfe, P. & Yochelson, M. (2010). Education and vocation. In M. R. Yochelson & Wolfe, P. L. (Eds.), Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.
Yochelson, M. R. &. Wolfe, P. L. (Eds.). (2010). Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.
Wolfe, P. L. & Clark, J. (2011). Assessment of driving capacity. In G. J. Demakis (Ed.), Legal issues in the civil competency evaluation. New York: Oxford University Press
Wolfe, P. L., Shah, N. & Zimmerman-Thomas, L. (2010). Brain injury and sexuality. In M. R. Yochelson & P. L. Wolfe (Eds.), Managing brain injury: A guide to living well with brain injury. Washington, DC: NRH Press.