Heading the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) division of the department is Steve Gnatz, MD, Chief Inpatient Medical Director. The Outpatient Medical Director is George Charuk, MD, and the Residency Program Director is Monica Steiner, MD.

Physiatrists focus on restoring function. They care for patients with acute and chronic pain, and musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain, tendonitis, pinched nerves and fibromyalgia. They also treat people who have experienced catastrophic events resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia, or traumatic brain injury; and individuals who have had strokes, orthopedic injuries, or neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, polio, or ALS.

For additional information, please call (708) 216-4994 or email PMR@lumc.edu.