About me
Oscar E. Dimant, MD, is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Dimant completed an internship in internal medicine at Northwell Health-Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, NY, and completed both a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in NJ. Dr. Dimant is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.
Dr. Dimant’s clinical activities are focused on the rehabilitation and nonsurgical management of spinal cord injuries and disorders, including traumatic injuries, myelopathy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, and other conditions affecting the function of the spinal cord. Dr. Dimant also specializes in the evaluation and management of spasticity, including addressing potential triggering factors as well as treating with oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen. Dr. Dimant has additional expertise and interest in caring for LGBTQIA+ people and hopes that every patient will feel seen and appreciated for who they are. Dr. Dimant’s research activities focus on complications of spinal cord injury, LGBTQIA+ health and wellness, and medical education.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Dystonia
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neurogenic Bowel
- Neuropathic Pain
- Paraparesis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Quadriparesis
- Spasticity
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Damage
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Infarction
- Spinal Cord Infection
- Spinal Cord Injury
Procedures I perform
- Injury Prevention
- Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) Therapy
- Intrathecal Pump Management
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Spasticity Rehabilitation
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
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School-Spinal Cord Medicine (2024)
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2023)
Internship: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell (2020)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (2019)