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payment through the ART Institute of Washington at Walter
Reed, active duty couples receive treatment with cutting-edge
technology such as in-vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic
sperm injection, and assisted hatching. Pregnancy rates are
consistently in the top 10 percent nationally.
• The Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and
Reconstructive Surgery provides complete diagnostics and
comprehensive conservative and surgical therapy to patients
with pelvic floor dysfunction. Pelvic floor dysfunction
includes urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction, fecal
incontinence and defecatory dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse,
sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. We offer minimally
invasive approaches as well as standard vaginal and abdominal
approaches to pelvic floor reconstruction. The division also
provides expertise in pelvic floor neurophysiology and offers
comprehensive electrodiagnostic testing of the pelvis. A dedicated
pelvic floor physical therapist is available to help manage
pelvic floor disorders.
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
The Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation provides
comprehensive musculoskeletal care to more than
250,000 beneficiaries. The department offers clinical medicine
and orthopaedic surgery, educates and trains future health care
providers for the military, and conducts research that furthers
the world's understanding of musculoskeletal medicine and
surgery. It has its own Orthotic and Prosthetic Laboratory that
constructs artificial limbs and braces by prescription.
The department comprises four services:
• The Orthopaedic Surgery Service offers initial and followup
care in the General Orthopaedic Clinic and sub-specialized
care and surgery by board-certified orthopaedic surgeons in
eight other specialties that include foot and ankle, hand surgery,
oncology, pediatrics, shoulder, spine, sports medicine and
total joint replacement. Walter Reed is the orthopaedic surgery
tertiary referral center for the East Coast and Europe.
• The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service provides
care through a multi-disciplinary team approach that
includes nursing, social work, speech therapy and psychiatry.
Conditions commonly treated include back and neck pain,
sports injuries and musculoskeletal disorders, stroke, chronic
pain conditions, limb amputations and pediatric disabilities.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation takes over where other
specialists leave off to develop comprehensive treatment plans
to manage these difficult conditions.
• The Occupational Therapy Service provides assessment
and rehabilitation to maximize daily life functioning, improve
physical and psychosocial abilities and promote health maintenance
and injury prevention. Board certified and credentialed
providers and neuromusculoskeletal evaluators treat patients
with orthopaedic, neurological and psychosocial impairments.
Occupational therapists and assistants use rehabilitation to
train patients in activities of daily living, exercise, visualmotor
and perceptual skills, and functional behavior activities.
In addition, they provide adaptive equipment training and fabricate
upper extremity orthotics to promote function and
improve occupational performance.
• The Physical Therapy Service consists of a team of physical
therapists and assistants who offer comprehensive inpatient
and outpatient care to maximize physical functioning and
relieve pain. Board-certified specialists provide neuromusculoskeletal
assessment, acute and chronic pain relief, and extensive
pre-operative and post-operative rehabilitation. Specialty
programs in geriatrics and pediatrics aim to meet the needs of
our diverse beneficiary population. The service also offers
classes on back care, weight loss and other wellness subjects.
Department of Pathology and Area
Laboratory Services
The Department of Pathology provides a full range of medical
laboratory services in both anatomic and clinical pathology.
It is accredited by the College of American Pathologists
and the American Association of Blood Banks. The various
laboratories serve the needs of the clinical departments and
services at Walter Reed and are a major reference-testing site
for medical facilities throughout the North Atlantic Regional
Medical Command. The department hosts a pathology residency
training program, the Department of Defense fellowship in
blood banking, the Army medical technology training program
and a Phase II program for medical laboratory technicians.
The Infectious Disease Laboratory is certified by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory
Response Network at Level B with confirmatory capability for
biothreat organisms. This laboratory is also an integral part of
the tri-service infectious disease fellowship.
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