Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

The Spinal Cord Injury Clinics offered at University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center offer both comprehensive rehabilitation and long-term health management for individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI). Living with SCI can present many challenges that require specialized knowledge and intervention. Our rehabilitation team is prepared to help clients cope with these challenges, approaching each client as a unique individual with a unique set of problems and strengths. Our goal is to help our clients achieve a healthy, active lifestyle and sense of general well-being.

Because we are a part of the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, we are able to provide multiple services, including comprehensive health evaluation and monitoring, psychological and vocational counseling, a monthly patient and family education series and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals and individuals with SCI. We also provide expert wound care, in collaboration with the Department of Plastic Surgery, for patients with pressure sores after SCI.

Clinic Staff

The clinic is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals who have experience working with people who have SCI. Evaluation and treatment are under the supervision of the Clinic Director, and each client is also seen by a resident physician who has completed his or her medical school training and is receiving special post-graduate training in Rehabilitation Medicine.

UWMC Spinal Cord Injury Clinic Staff

Rehabilitation Psychologists
Jeanne Hoffman, PhD

Rehabilitation Counselor
Curt Johnson, MS

HMC SCI Clinic Staff

Clinic Director
Barry Goldstein, MD, PhD

In addition to regular clinic staff, other specialists are available for consultation and treatment as needed, in disciplines such as Urology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Prosthetics and Orthotics, through the University of Washington Academic Medical Center.

Appointments

The SCI Clinics are held at both University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. To schedule a new appointment, call the UWMC Clinic at 206-598-4295 or the HMC Patient Care Coordinator at 206-731-2096. Please make every effort to keep your appointment. However, if you find it necessary to change or cancel your appointment, call the Clinic at least 48 hours in advance so that we can fill the slot.

For more information, contact:

UWMC SCI Clinic
University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356157
Seattle WA 98195
Phone: 206-598-4295

HMC SCI Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
Box 359740
Seattle WA 98104
Phone: 206-731-2581

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