Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Archive — Page 4 of 4

A physician in a white coat speaks with a seated patient in an outpatient examination room equipped with a medical monitor, examination chair, wheelchair, and cabinets.
August 14, 2014

Outpatient PM&R clinic opens at Stallworth

A new Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic has opened on the first floor of the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s outpatient clinical services.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Walter R. Frontera wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
August 7, 2014

PM&R residency program gains ACGME approval

Vanderbilt’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) will welcome its first class of residents next summer. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved the new residency program to begin in July 2015.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Wheelchair users and other participants perform an overhead exercise with hand weights in a fitness studio, surrounded by exercise equipment and stability balls.
May 15, 2014

Dayani Center embraces new relationships, strategies

The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness is adjusting its focus since its recent alignment with the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, but is keeping its emphasis on excellence and national leadership in medical fitness.

By Wayne Wood
Cropped grayscale view of a shirtless young man holding his lower back, with a red glow highlighting the painful area.
March 6, 2014

Study explores best ways to manage spinal surgery patients

Kristin Archer, Ph.D., DPT, assistant professor of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received $1.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study postoperative management for degenerative spinal conditions.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Occupational therapist assists a seated teenage girl with arm exercises in a rehabilitation room; a laptop and therapy equipment are visible nearby.
October 10, 2013

Adult rehabilitation consult service created

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) has started an adult inpatient consultation service to evaluate patients who may need rehabilitation and assist with the transition from inpatient care to post-acute rehabilitation facilities.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Stacy Stark, D.O., wearing a white medical coat against a neutral background.
September 26, 2013

Stark to direct rehab services at Children’s Hospital

Stacy Stark, D.O., has been named medical director of Pediatric Rehabilitation Services at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is also assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).

By Vanderbilt Health News