From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: SCI Centers 2
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:00:06 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

                    National Spinal Cord Injury Centers

        If you are having trouble locating a physician in your area who
has expertise in the area of spinal cord injury contact:

                      American Spinal Injury Association
                      250 East Superior Street, Room 619
                           Chicago, Illinois  60611
                                 312-649-3425

        Listed below are some of the model spinal injury system centers
which are supported in part by the NIHR:

Univ. of Alabama Med. Ctr.                     Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
University Station                             7601 East Imperial Highway
Birmingham, AL  35294                          Downey, CA  90242
Dr. Samuel Stover                              Dr. Robert L. Waters
205-934-3450                                   213-922-7173

Good Samaritan Hospital                        Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr.
1033 East McDowell Road                        Spinal Cord Injury Service
P. O. Box 2989                                 751 South Bascom Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85062                             San Jose, CA  95128
Dr. John Vivian                                Dr. Conal Wilmot
602-239-4533                                   408-299-5643

University of Miami Med. Ctr.                  Craig Hospital
P. O. Box 016960                               3425 South Clarkson Street
Miami, FL  33101                               Englewood, CO  80110
Dr. Barth Green                                Dr. Robert R. Menter
305-547-6946                                   303-789-8000

Shepard Center of Spinal Injuries              Humana Hospital - Lucerne
2020 Peachtree Road, N. W.                     818 South Main Lane
Atlanta, GA  30309                             Orlando, FL  32801
Dr. David F. Apple                             Dr. J. D. Shea
404-352-2020                                   407-649-6111

Northwestern University Med. Ctr.              University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury Service                     New England SCI Center
250 East Chicago Avenue                        75 East Newton Street
Chicago, IL  60611                             Boston, MA  02118
Dr. Paul R. Meyer, Jr.                         Dr. Murry M. Freed
312-649-3425                                   617-247-5124

Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr.                Jefferson Medical College
1542 Tulane Avenue                             11th & Walnut Streets
New Orleans, LA  70112                         Philadelphia, PA  19107
Dr. Joseph J. Biundo                           Dr. John F. Ditunno
504-568-4630                                   215-928-6573

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation           Texas Medical Center
1199 Pleasant Valley Way                       1333 Moursund Avenue
West Orange, NJ  07052                         Houston, TX  77030
Dr. Richard J. Sullivan                        Dr. R. E. Carter
201-731-3600                                   713-797-1440

Rehabilitation Institute of Detroit            N.Y. Univ. Med. Ctr.
Spinal Injury Unit                             Instit. of Rehab. Medicine
261 Mack Boulevard                             400 East 34th Street
Detroit, MI  48201                             New York, NY  10016
Dr. Leonard F. Bender                          Dr. Kristjian T. Ragnarsson
313-494-9731                                   212-340-6090

Univ. of Rorchester Med. Ctr.                  University of Washington
601 Elmwood Avenue                             Dept. of Rehabilitation
Rochester, NY  14642                           Seattle, WA  98105
Dr. Charles J. Gibson                          Dr. Justus F. Lehmann
716-790-4696                                   206-543-3600

         The Veterans Adminstration operates a number of Spinal Cord Injury
Centers accross the country and provide a full range of rehabilitation
services to eligible veterans.

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
5901 East Seventh Steet                        3801 Miranda Avenue
Long Beach, CA  90801                          Palo Alto, CA  94304
213-498-1313                                   415-493-5000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
16111 Plummer Street                           1201 N. W. 16th Street
Sepulveda, CA  91343                           Miami, FL  33125
213-894-8271                                   305-324-4455

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
13000 North 30th Street                        940 Belmont Street
Tampa, FL  33612                               Brockton, MA  02401
813-972-2000                                   617-583-4500

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
Fifth Ave. & Roosevelt Rd.                     Jefferson Barracks
Hines, IL  60141                               St. Louis, MO  63125
312-261-6700                                   314-894-4601

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1400 Veterans of Foreign Wars Pky.             Tremont Ave. & S. Centre St.
West Roxbury, MA  02132                        East Orange, NJ  07019
617-323-7700                                   201-676-1000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
130 W. Kingsbridge Road                        Castle Point, NY  12511
Bronx, NY  10468                               914-831-2000
212-584-9000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
10701 East Boulevard                           GPO 4867
Cleveland, OH  44106                           San Juan, P.R.  00938
216-791-3800                                   809-753-4621

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1030 Jefferson Avenue                          2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Memphis, TN  38104                             Houston, TX  77211
901-523-8990                                   713-795-4411

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard                      5000 West National Avenue
Richmond, VA  23249                            Wood, WI  53193
804-231-9011                                   414-384-2000

VA Medcal Center
Hampton, VA  23667
804-7229961

        Spinal Cord Injury treatment centers have been established at three
Shriners Hospitals to provide services to children:

Shriners Hospital                              Shriners Hospital
1701 19th Avenue                               2211 N. Oak Park Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122                       Chicago, IL  60635
415-665-1100                                   312-622-5400

Shriners Hospital
8400 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA  19152
215-332-4500

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