Oscar Emmett Dimant, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine | MedStar Health
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Oscar Emmett Dimant

Oscar Emmett Dimant, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (69 reviews)

Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Languages: English

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

Conditions I treat

  • Dystonia
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Paraparesis
  • Quadriparesis
  • Spina Bifida
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Procedures I perform

  • Injury Prevention
  • Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) Therapy
  • Intrathecal Pump Management
  • Neuropathic Pain Treatment
  • Spasticity Rehabilitation
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Practice locations

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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-1621
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Fax 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.

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

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)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Apr 8, 2026

    Dr Dimant is excellent.

  • Mar 13, 2026

    Dr Dimant is always attentive, listens and explains things very clearly

  • Mar 12, 2026

    Dr Dimant was outstanding