Laura J. Malmut, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Languages: English
202-291-8147
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
- 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
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 True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
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)