Rehabilitation Institute of Washington

Sean Tollison, PhD joins RIW

ksinkula — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:35:21 +0000

RIW welcomes our newest psychologist, Dr. Sean Tollison. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington, and completed his Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Dr. Tollison will join our team on 10/17/11. He will care for patients with chronic pain, helping them with the adjustment problems that often accompany chronic pain. He will see patients in our pain management program, but will also be available for referrals for others with chronic pain problems.

Lee Robertson, DO joins RIW

ksinkula — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:34:37 +0000

RIW is pleased to announce the arrival of our newest physician, Dr. Lee Robertson. Dr. Robertson graduated from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and recently completed his Internship and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He has joined RIW on a full-time basis and is accepting referrals of patients with a variety of musculoskeletal pain problems.

David Heard, MD retires from RIW

ksinkula — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:32:48 +0000

David Heard (center) with Heather Kroll and Jim Moore

Dr. David Heard, who has provided quality care to our patients for the last six years, retired from medical practice this month. He will be missed by his colleagues at RIW, but we wish him much enjoyment in his retirement. Dr. Heather Kroll, Dr. Kathleen Burgess, and Dr. Lee Robertson will continue to care for our patients.

Rehabilitation Institute of Washington Receives National Award

ksinkula — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:46:35 +0000

We are extremely proud to announce that Rehabilitation Institute of Washington has been named as a 2011 Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society. This is one of only five awards presented nationally this year. The award will officially be presented at the President’s Awards Recognition Reception at the Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society in Austin, TX in May 2011.

The American Pain Society provides the following description of the awards on its web site:

“The American Pain Society Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards Program helps advance the quality of pain management in the United States by recognizing and rewarding excellence in quality clinical care.

Central to the APS vision: “APS envisions a world where pain prevention and relief are available to all people”—this program aims to identify U.S.-based, multidisciplinary teams providing distinguished, comprehensive pain care to serve as examples to other pain management programs.

These awards are given annually and recognize pain-care teams that overcome difficult challenges to provide outstanding, exemplary care for those with chronic pain disorders, acute pain after surgery or trauma and in palliative care settings for pain from cancer and other terminal conditions.”

RIW is honored to receive this recognition and is committed to maintaining and improving excellence in pain management.

New Website Launches

msinkula — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:43 +0000

Welcome to our new website! We redesigned our website this year in order to provide greater access to information about our services, as well as provide resources to professionals and patients that work with the Rehabilitation Institute of Washington.

Some New Features

Detailed program information to help you decide what services you or your patients need.
Forms for many needs, including new referrals, patient registration and records requests.
Helpful Links and resources for patients and professionals
News about what’s happening at RIW.
Contact information and Directions to the clinic.

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Contact us online by filling out the contact form, or call us anytime at (206) 859-5030. We welcome your feedback and suggestions for our website.

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