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