About me
Dr. Laura Malmut is Medical Director of the Transplant Recovery Program at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She specializes in medically complex rehabilitation, transplant rehabilitation, and neurorehabilitation. She is recognized as a clinician, researcher, and educator.
Dr. Malmut is an award-winning researcher known for her work investigating clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients undergoing rehabilitation and on best practices in physical medicine and rehabilitation education. She is published in prominent journals in her field including the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in PM&R, the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a recipient of the Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research and the PM&R Best Young Investigator Original Research Paper.
In addition, Dr. Malmut is a champion of innovation in medical education. She is the Associate Medical Student Clerkship Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She earned her master's degree in medical education at Johns Hopkins University. She was bestowed the Almost FAME-ous Award and the Helen Cooper Outstanding Resident Teacher Award for her numerous contributions to education in medicine. She speaks about her work at national conferences.
She earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Dr. Malmut provides rehabilitative care to patients recovering from a wide array of medical illness and physical injuries. She works closely with a multidisciplinary team to conduct a comprehensive assessment and develop a treatment plan that helps patients meet their personal goals and promotes the fullest possible recovery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain Treatment
- Chronic Pain
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Hemiplegia
- Muscle Stimulation
- Muscle Weakness
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Therapeutic Exercises
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Bursopathy
- Chronic Pain
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Weakness
- Neuropathic Pain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
Procedures I perform
- Accessibility Education
- Accessible Sports
- Adaptive Sports
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Pack
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Ergonomic Assessment
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Family Education
- Functional Status Assessment
- Graston Technique
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Home Modifications
- Home Safety Evaluations
- I-131 Therapy
- Impairment Rating
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Language Access
- Leisure Activities Therapy
- Low Vision Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Muscle Stimulation
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Myalgia Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation
- Pessary Fitting
- Pet Therapy
- Phonophoresis
- Physical Performance Test
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Design
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Education
- Rehabilitation Guideline
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Rehabilitative Technology
- Reproductive Health Guidance
- Reproductive Health Management
- Rheumatology Treatment
- School Consultation
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Speech And Language Pathology
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Sti Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tai Chi Therapy
- Telehealth
- Telerehabilitation
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Fitness
- Therapeutic Massage
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Wheelchair Evaluation
- Work Injury Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 202-829-2632
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Internship: Jacobi Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2015)
News and publications
- Laura Malmut, Sarah Eickmeyer, Leslie Rydberg, Jacqueline Neal, Julie Lanphere, Kim Barker. The role of rehabilitation across the continuum of liver disease from cirrhosis to transplantation and beyond: A narrative review. PM R. April 26, 2025. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13384.
- Aditi Mahajan, Laura Malmut, "Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Illness Behaviors," PM&R KnowledgeNOW, January 9, 2025, https://now.aapmr.org/influence-of-psychosocial-factors-on-illness-behaviors/.
- Zachary Satin, Laura Malmut. "Stiff Person Syndrome." PM&R KnowledgeNOW. (January 10, 2024) https://now.aapmr.org/stiff-person-syndrome/
- Kim Barker, Leslie Rydberg, Julie Lanphere, Laura Malmut, Jacqueline Neal, and Sarah Eickmeyer. “The utility of inpatient rehabilitation in heart transplantation: A review.” Clinical Transplantation. (November 3, 2023) DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15182.
- Laura Malmut, Alvin Ng. “Near-peer teaching in simulation.” The Clinical Teacher. (August 26, 2023) DOI: 10.1111/tct.13645.
- Kevin Cipriano, Sameer Desale, Jiling Chou And Laura Malmut. "Benefit Of Outpatient Musculoskeletal Medicine Experience Early In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Residency." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (December 30, 2022) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002177.
- Laura Malmut. "Chapter 13: Transplant Rehabilitation." Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia, edited by Leslie Rydberg and Sarah Hwang, 113 - 119. Springer Publishing Company, 2022. DOI: 10.1891/9780826156280.
- Leslie Rydberg, Kim Barker, Julie Lanphere, Laura Malmut, Jacqueline Neal, and Sarah Eickmeyer. "Heart Transplantation and the Role of Inpatient Rehabilitation: a Narrative Review." PM&R (December 24, 2022) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12935.
- Eleanor Belilos, Stanley Kamande, Mike Morrison, and Laura Malmut. "Teaching Poster Design to Enhance Research Presentation Quality at Academic Conferences: a Guide for Educators." Postgraduate Medical Journal (July 20, 2022) DOI: 10.1136/pmj-2022-141889.
- Steven Jow, Saumil Doshi, Sameer Desale, and Laura Malmut. "Mental Health Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Therapists at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility." PM&R (June 6, 2022) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12860.
- Laura Malmut, Cristina Kline-quiroz And Daniel M. Cushman. "Competency Assessment In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Resident Education." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (December 2022) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001983.
- Michael Glicksman, Steven Jow And Laura Malmut. "Celecoxib For Management Of Refractory Back Pain Secondary To Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Case Report." Journal Of Medical Cases (July 1, 2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3699.
- Laura Malmut, Chen Lin, Nina Srdanovic, Masha Kocherginsky, Richard L. Harvey And Shyam Prabhakaran. "Arm Subscore Of Motricity Index To Predict Recovery Of Upper Limb Dexterity In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (April 1, 2020) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001326.
- Laura Malmut and Monica E. Rho "Simulation‐Based Education for Urgent Medical Complications Common to the Rehabilitation Setting: an Educational Program for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents." PM&R (December 2019) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12148.
- Laura Malmut, George J. Tsioulias. "Bilateral Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Of Noncaseating Granulomas In A Patient With Latent Tuberculosis." Journal Of Medical Cases (2014) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc1835w.