Rehabilitation Center

Stroke Program

Stroke Rehabilitation

A Stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain burst or a blood clot blocks the blood vessel. Strokes can occur on either the left or the right side of the brain and, as a result they affect people differently. Stroke survivors may experience problems with walking, balance, coordinating their movements, vision changes, speaking, understanding and swallowing. They may not recognize common objects or know what to do with them.

The University of Utah Rehabilitation Center is the only Center in the state of Utah that has specialty accreditations from The Joint Commision for Stroke Specialty and from CARF for Stroke Specialty Programs in Rehabilitation. These accreditations ensure that the care you receive through the Rehabilitation Center is among the best in the nation. With a personalized rehabilitation treatment plan, our goal is to have the patient set and reach physical, mental and emotional goals. This enables the patient to return to the community at their highest level of physical, social and emotional well-being.

The comprehensive stroke care available at University Health Care has two main components:

  • The Stroke Center - Accredited by the Joint Commission as a certified Primary Stroke Center and a recipient of the American Stroke Association's Gold Performance Award. This Center has been a driving force in developing Utah's premier emergency and acute services, provider education and prevention programs.  Learn more
  • The Rehabilitation Center - The Center offers both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with a focus on advanced neurological therapeutic treatment. Our neurological education program provides you and your family with information about all aspects of your stroke and the resources available to you when you leave the hospital. The involvement of our healthcare professionals in ongoing research puts the Rehabilitation Center in the forefront of the most effective quality treatment programs in the nation.

For more information or to make a referral, please call:

Phone: (801) 587-3422
Toll Free: (800) 58-REHAB

Location:

University of Utah Hospital
Rehabilitation Center
50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Safdar A. Ansari, M.D.

Specialties: Neuro Critical Care, Neurology, Stroke , Traumatic Brain Injury

William T. Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-6065

Specialties: Brain Tumors, Neurosurgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Stroke , Trauma - Neuro Critical Care

Jeremy J. Davis, Psy.D.

Locations
School of Medicine (801) 581-2932

Specialties: Cognitive Disorders, Concussion, Conversion Disorder, Mild Brain Injury, Neuropsychology, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke , Traumatic Brain Injury

L. Dana DeWitt, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575
Imaging and Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: General Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Stroke , Transcranial Dopplers, White Matter Disease

Steven R. Edgley, M.D.

Locations
School of Medicine (801) 581-2267

Specialties: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Stroke

Matthew Grantz, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: Neurology, Stroke

John E. Greenlee, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: General Neurology, Infections of the Nervous System, Neurology, Neurovirology, Stroke

Robert E. Hoesch, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialties: Neuro Critical Care, Neurology, Stroke

Justin Hong, M.D.

Locations
School of Medicine (801) 581-2932

Specialties: Concussion, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Stroke , Traumatic Brain Injury

Holly K. Ledyard, M.D., M.S.

Specialties: Emergency Medicine, Neuro Critical Care, Neuro Intensive Care, Neurology, Stroke , Traumatic Brain Injury

Jennifer Juhl Majersik, M.D., M.S.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Neurology, Stroke

Perry P. Ng, M.B.B.S.

Locations
University Hospital (801) 581-8170

Specialties: Computed Tomography - CT, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Interventional Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging – MRI, Neurointerventional Radiology, Neuroradiology, Radiology, Radiology/Interventional, Stroke , X-Ray

David R. Renner, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: EMG, General Neurology, HIV/AIDS, Movement Disorders, Neurology, Neuromuscular Diseases, Stroke

Richard H. Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-6065

Specialties: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Neurosurgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Stroke , Trauma - Neuro Critical Care

John Speed, M.B.B.S.

Locations
School of Medicine (801) 581-2932
School of Medicine (801) 581-2267

Specialties: Cancer Rehabilitation, Chronic Pain, Conversion Disorder, Myofascial Pain, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Stroke , Traumatic Brain Injury

Edwin A. Stevens, M.D.

Locations
University Hospital (801) 581-8170

Specialties: Computed Tomography - CT, Interventional Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging – MRI, Neurointerventional Radiology, Neuroradiology, Radiology, Radiology/Interventional, Stroke , X-Ray

Phil Taussky, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 581-6908

Specialties: Brain Tumors, Cerebral Aneurysms, Hydrocephalus, Neurointerventional Radiology, Neurosurgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Stroke , Trauma - Neuro Critical Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Vascular Malformations

Michael J. Wilder, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-1688

Specialties: Interventional Radiology, Neurology, Stroke

Jana Wold, M.D.

Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center (801) 585-7575

Specialties: Neurology, Stroke

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