Margaret C. Hammond, MD

Professor
Rehabilitation Physician

Patient Care
Dr. Hammond is clinically interested in spinal cord injuries and disorders.

Research
Her research interests include co-chairing the Spinal Cord Injury QUERI (Quality Enhancement Research Initiative) for Veterans Affairs.

Teaching
She has been involved in the development of national training programs for Veterans Affairs personnel in the areas of SCI orthotics and wheelchair issues, Spinal Cord Injury Support Clinic training, rehabilitation therapy, and the Spinal Cord Dysfunction Registry. She has written a CME package on Medical Care of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury, which was distributed to 15,000 physicians in the VA system. She is also a former Vice-Chair of the American Board of PM&R.

Training
Dr. Hammond earned a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned her M.R.M. degree in Rehabilitation Medicine and completed her residency in PM&R at the University of Washington.

Selected Publications:

Neurogenic Bowel Management for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury. Corsortium for the Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Spinal Cord Injury. Paralyzed Veterans of America, March 1998.

Weaver FM, Hammond MC, Guihan M, Hendricks RD. The Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Spinal Cord Injury. Medical Care. 38:I82-I91, QUERI Supplement, 2000.

Hammond MC, Umlauf RL, Perduta-Fulginiti S, Matteson B, Davenport S, eds. Yes, You Can! A Guide to Self-Care for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. 374 pages. Published by Paralyzed Veterans of America, 1989.

Hammond MC ed. Medical Care of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998.

Hammond MC ed. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders, 2000.