Howard Anthony Gilmer, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Howard A. Gilmer, DO, joined MedStar NRH as the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is now a Medical Director for the Amputee Rehabilitation Program at MedStar NRH.
Dr. Gilmer earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, attended medical school and earned a DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, completed an internship at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, NY, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at MedStar NRH in 2001.
His years of experience include serving as a partner in private practice in PM and R, with appointments at the Salisbury Spine Center, the Salisbury Genesis Nursing Home, Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Gilmer holds several professional affiliations, has conducted research with transference value to his position here at MedStar NRH and is a knowledgeable speaker on topics ranging from arthritis to orthotics and prosthetics.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Back Pain
- Back Strain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Concussions
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Replacement Rehabilitation
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Myofascial Pain
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neurogenic Bowel
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Orthotics And Prosthetics
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Poliomyelitis
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Injury
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Amputation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigger Point Pain
- Wheelchair Assessment
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Knee Pain Management
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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2001)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)