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
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Clinic
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimmunopathology
- Neurological Exam
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-5982
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
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital (2006)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2005)
Internship: Maimonides Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: Drexel University (2001)