About me
Benjamin J. Osborne, MD, is an associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Osborne is the Director of the Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinics, as well as the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Program. Dr. Osborne is board certified in neurology, with concentrations in neuro-opthalmology and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Osborne evaluates and treats patients with complicated vision problems (usually due to neurologic disease) whom are referred by other specialists. The neurological diseases that often cause such vision problems that Dr. Osborne treats include multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease, unexplained vision loss, optic neuritis and papilledema. Dr. Osborne and his team participate in field testing and optic coherence tomography (OCT). He has published numerous works in journals in his fields, and is currently active in multiple ongoing research studies.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Blurred Vision
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Diplopia
- Eye Pain
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Nystagmus
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Vision Loss
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Blurred Vision
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cortical Visual Impairment
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Demyelinating Disease
- Diplopia
- Encephalopathies
- Eye Pain
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Asymmetry
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Horner Syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Nystagmus
- Optic Neuritis
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Practice locations
Distance from Enter your Location
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery
Washington,
DC,
20007
Fax 410-354-5982
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
Carefirst EPO
CareFirst Administrators
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
CareFirst MedStar PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
CareFirst NASCO
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
HealthyBlue PPO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AETNA
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Innovation Health: POS
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna HMO
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Innovation Health: Open POS II
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United Choice Plus
United Navigate
D-SNP)
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United AARP Medicare Complete
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
I-SNP
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
United Golden Rule
United Optimum Choice
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Choice
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United Core Essential (HMO)
United Student Resources
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Select Plus (POS)
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Select
Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Virginia Premier
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- ANTHEM BCBS OF VA
Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice PPO
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare East Prime
Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare East Select
Tricare for Life East
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Virginia
Medicaid - Maryland
Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Cigna EPO
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CHOICE CARE NETWORK/HUMANA
Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CAREFIRST
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital (2006)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2005)
Internship: Maimonides Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: Drexel University (2001)