Outpatient Medical Director, Rehabilitation Care Services
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Seattle, Washington, United States
Ileana Howard, MD is a physiatrist and Outpatient Medical Director at the VA Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington. As the medical director for the stroke, ALS, spasticity and cancer rehab programs, she enjoys a diverse outpatient clinical practice and innovating with the interdisciplinary care team to provide outstanding care to Veterans with complex rehabilitation needs.
Dr. Howard obtained her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Smith College followed by a Fulbright fellowship to perform public health research in Spain. She attended Harvard Medical School, followed by an internal medicine internship at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of Washington. She was hired as a staff physician in the Rehabilitation Care Services department of the VA Puget Sound in 2008, and obtained dual board certifications in PM&R and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Howard is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. In addition, she is fellowship co-director for the Chief Resident in Quality and Safety in Rehabilitation medicine. She has received local and national clinical excellence awards by the Paralyzed Veterans of America in recognition of her work to advance the care of Veterans with ALS. She has numerous publications and national presentations on the rehabilitative management of patients with neurodegenerative disease, telerehabilitation, electrodiagnostics, and spasticity management.
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