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