About me
Benjamin J. Osborne, MD, is an associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Osborne is the Director of the Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinics, as well as the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Program. Dr. Osborne is board certified in neurology, with concentrations in neuro-opthalmology and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Osborne evaluates and treats patients with complicated vision problems (usually due to neurologic disease) whom are referred by other specialists. The neurological diseases that often cause such vision problems that Dr. Osborne treats include multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease, unexplained vision loss, optic neuritis and papilledema. Dr. Osborne and his team participate in field testing and optic coherence tomography (OCT). He has published numerous works in journals in his fields, and is currently active in multiple ongoing research studies.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Blurred Vision
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Diplopia
- Eye Pain
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Nystagmus
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Vision Loss
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Blurred Vision
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cortical Visual Impairment
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Demyelinating Disease
- Diplopia
- Encephalopathies
- Eye Pain
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Asymmetry
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Horner Syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Nystagmus
- Optic Neuritis
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- FIRST HEALTH
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2006)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2005)
Internship Program: Maimonides Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2001)