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