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

Ryan Jander, MD

Ryan Jander, MD, is an orthopaedic hand surgeon at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Jander is double board certified by both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as well as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, he attended New Jersey Medical School where he earned his M.D. in 2000. He completed his general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. After residency, Dr. Jander continued his training in hand and upper extremity surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area after training where he has been practicing ever since.

In addition to his clinical practice as a part of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, Dr. Jander participates in education and community outreach initiatives. He teaches MedStar Georgetown University Hospital orthopedic residents and leads community talks about topics ranging from shoulder pain to sports injuries of the hand; Dr. Jander feels this is an important duty as a specialist physician. He has multiple publications in the peer-reviewed literature including a book chapter on arthroscopic ganglion excision as well as a review on post-surgical rehabilitation of biceps and triceps injuries.

Dr. Jander sees patients in Brandywine, MD, Woodbridge, VA and Lake Ridge, VA.
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Featured Physiatry Physician

Rajat Mathur, MD

Dr. Mathur is double board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Medicine and in Physiatry by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  As a pain management specialist, Dr. Mathur evaluates, diagnoses and provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach in treating patients with post-surgical, acute or chronic pain arising from a variety of disease processes. Dr. Mathur strongly believes in patient education and incorporates individual patient goals into the treatment plan. He has a special interest in spinal neuromodulation, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndromes, and cancer related pain. Dr. Mathur is skilled in fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional procedures including diagnostic and therapeutic spinal interventions, joint and peripheral nerve injections, radiofrequency ablations, as well as spinal cord stimulation.

Dr. Mathur sees patients at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
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