About me
Oscar E. Dimant, MD, is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Dimant completed an internship in internal medicine at Northwell Health-Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, NY, and completed both a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in NJ. Dr. Dimant is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.
Dr. Dimant’s clinical activities are focused on the rehabilitation and nonsurgical management of spinal cord injuries and disorders, including traumatic injuries, myelopathy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, and other conditions affecting the function of the spinal cord. Dr. Dimant also specializes in the evaluation and management of spasticity, including addressing potential triggering factors as well as treating with oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen. Dr. Dimant has additional expertise and interest in caring for LGBTQIA+ people and hopes that every patient will feel seen and appreciated for who they are. Dr. Dimant’s research activities focus on complications of spinal cord injury, LGBTQIA+ health and wellness, and medical education.
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Injury Prevention
- Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) Therapy
- Intrathecal Pump Management
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Spasticity Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School-Spinal Cord Medicine (2024)
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2023)
Internship: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell (2020)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (2019)