Treatment and Management of Work Related Injuries
MedStar Health works closely with employers to provide expert medical care for work related injuries. Our specialists understand all aspects of the workers' compensation process with the goal of providing advanced, specialized care in a cost-effective manner. Our specialists cover all areas including:
- Acute Rehabilitation
- FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluation) Work Hardening
- IME (Independent Medical Examination)
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Physiatry
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Psychology
- Vestibular/Balance Rehabilitation
MedStar Physicians Accepting Workers Compensation
To view all of the MedStar physicians accepting workers compensation, please visit the MedStar Physician Directory.
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Featured Specialist Physician
Walter C. Hembree, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery. He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Hembree’s treatment philosophy is to assist patients in making informed, evidence-based decisions about their care, and to only use surgery as a last resort option. His clinical interests include total ankle replacement; foot and ankle sports injuries, trauma, and arthritis; flatfoot deformity; and forefoot and bunion surgery.
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Featured Physiatry Physician
Luis Guerrero, MD, is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship-trained in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine. His clinical practice emphasizes the nonsurgical management of musculoskeletal disease. Dr. Guerrero specializes in sports medicine, spine medicine, musculoskeletal conditions, concussions, fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures, regenerative medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine, medical acupuncture and musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Dr. Guerrero has a special interest in the use of complementary and alternative medical therapies such as acupuncture and regenerative therapies such as prolotherapy, platelet-rich-plasma and stem cells to augment healing.
Dr. Guerrero treats patients at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network Irving Street Outpatient Physician Center and MedStar Medical Group at Capitol Hill located in Washington, DC.
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