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.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Infectious Diseases Of Skin
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Weakness
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Presence Of Devices
- Presence Of Prosthetic Devices
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stroke With Weakness
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
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
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
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)