Laura J. Malmut, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
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.
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain Treatment
- Chronic Pain
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Hemiplegia
- Muscle Stimulation
- Muscle Weakness
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Therapeutic Exercises
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
- Back Pain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- 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
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mesothelioma
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Presence Of 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
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tendinous Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Acid-Base Management
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Exercises
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Pack
- Community Health Education
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention Programs
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Existential Group Therapy
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Float Therapy
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Home Safety Evaluations
- I-131 Therapy
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Leisure Activities Therapy
- Low Vision Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Pet Therapy
- Phonophoresis
- Physical Performance Test
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Guideline
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Rehabilitative Technology
- Reproductive Health Management
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Speech And Language Pathology
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Sti Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tai Chi Therapy
- Telehealth
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Navigate
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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)
News and publications
- Laura Malmut, Sarah Eickmeyer, Leslie Rydberg, Jacqueline Neal, Julie Lanphere, Kim Barker. The role of rehabilitation across the continuum of liver disease from cirrhosis to transplantation and beyond: A narrative review. PM R. April 26, 2025. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13384.
- Aditi Mahajan, Laura Malmut, "Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Illness Behaviors," PM&R KnowledgeNOW, January 9, 2025, https://now.aapmr.org/influence-of-psychosocial-factors-on-illness-behaviors/.
- Zachary Satin, Laura Malmut. "Stiff Person Syndrome." PM&R KnowledgeNOW. (January 10, 2024) https://now.aapmr.org/stiff-person-syndrome/
- Kim Barker, Leslie Rydberg, Julie Lanphere, Laura Malmut, Jacqueline Neal, and Sarah Eickmeyer. “The utility of inpatient rehabilitation in heart transplantation: A review.” Clinical Transplantation. (November 3, 2023) DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15182.
- Laura Malmut, Alvin Ng. “Near-peer teaching in simulation.” The Clinical Teacher. (August 26, 2023) DOI: 10.1111/tct.13645.
- Kevin Cipriano, Sameer Desale, Jiling Chou And Laura Malmut. "Benefit Of Outpatient Musculoskeletal Medicine Experience Early In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Residency." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (December 30, 2022) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002177.
- Laura Malmut. "Chapter 13: Transplant Rehabilitation." Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia, edited by Leslie Rydberg and Sarah Hwang, 113 - 119. Springer Publishing Company, 2022. DOI: 10.1891/9780826156280.
- Leslie Rydberg, Kim Barker, Julie Lanphere, Laura Malmut, Jacqueline Neal, and Sarah Eickmeyer. "Heart Transplantation and the Role of Inpatient Rehabilitation: a Narrative Review." PM&R (December 24, 2022) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12935.
- Eleanor Belilos, Stanley Kamande, Mike Morrison, and Laura Malmut. "Teaching Poster Design to Enhance Research Presentation Quality at Academic Conferences: a Guide for Educators." Postgraduate Medical Journal (July 20, 2022) DOI: 10.1136/pmj-2022-141889.
- Steven Jow, Saumil Doshi, Sameer Desale, and Laura Malmut. "Mental Health Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Therapists at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility." PM&R (June 6, 2022) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12860.
- Laura Malmut, Cristina Kline-quiroz And Daniel M. Cushman. "Competency Assessment In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Resident Education." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (December 2022) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001983.
- Michael Glicksman, Steven Jow And Laura Malmut. "Celecoxib For Management Of Refractory Back Pain Secondary To Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Case Report." Journal Of Medical Cases (July 1, 2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3699.
- Laura Malmut, Chen Lin, Nina Srdanovic, Masha Kocherginsky, Richard L. Harvey And Shyam Prabhakaran. "Arm Subscore Of Motricity Index To Predict Recovery Of Upper Limb Dexterity In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke." American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (April 1, 2020) DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001326.
- Laura Malmut and Monica E. Rho "Simulation‐Based Education for Urgent Medical Complications Common to the Rehabilitation Setting: an Educational Program for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents." PM&R (December 2019) DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12148.
- Laura Malmut, George J. Tsioulias. "Bilateral Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Of Noncaseating Granulomas In A Patient With Latent Tuberculosis." Journal Of Medical Cases (2014) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc1835w.