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 HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
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)