Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center offers the out patient services of a Physiatrist (physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation). This physician works closely with your family or referring doctor and our team of therapists to assist you throughout your rehabilitative recovery process.
To become board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiatrists are required to pass both a written and oral examination administered by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPM&R). The ABPM&R also has agreements with each of the boards of pediatrics, internal medicine, and neurology to allow special training programs leading to certification in both specialties.
Physiatrists treat acute and chronic pain and musculoskeletal disorders. They may see a person who lifts a heavy object at work and experiences back pain, a basketball player who sprains an ankle and needs rehabilitation to play again, or a knitter who has carpal tunnel syndrome. Physiatrists' patients include people with arthritis, tendonitis, any kind of back pain, and work- or sports-related injuries.
Physiatrists also treat serious disorders of the musculoskeletal system that result in severe functional limitations. They would treat a baby with a birth defect, someone in a bad car accident, or an elderly person with a broken hip. Physiatrists coordinate the long-term rehabilitation process for patients with spinal cord injuries, cancer, stroke or other neurological disorders, brain injuries, amputations, and multiple sclerosis.
If you feel that you may benefit from the services of a physiatrist, discuss it with your family physician and call for an appointment at Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center contact the center at 570-621-9500.
For more information about physiatry link to the American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation @ www.AAPMR.org.
Luis R. Visot, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center
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| Education | ||
| Years | Institution | Degree |
| 1945 |
Ponce High School |
Diploma |
| 1945- 1948 |
College of Agriculture & Mechanical Arts
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
Premedical |
| 1948 – 1950 |
Marquette University, School of Medicine Milwaukee, WI |
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| 1951 – 1954 |
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Mexico, D.F. |
M.D. |
| 1957- 1958 |
University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health |
M.P.H. |
| 1967- 1969 | Resident, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals Houston, Texas |
Honors & Awards
- 1983 State of Missouri Commendation as Chairman of the Hospital Utilization Review Committee (Medicaid)
- 1984 Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Certificate of Recognition for Program Contribution
Membership in Professional Societies
- Academia Medica del Sur (Past Secretary), Honorary Member
- American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Fellow)
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- American Association of Academic Physiatrists
- International Rehabilitation Medicine Association
- American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Pennsylvania Medical Association
- Schuylkill County Medical Society
- American Medical Association
- CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) Surveyor from 1983 - Present
Licensures
- E .C. F .M. G.
- Puerto Rico Board of Medical Examiners
- Missouri State Board of the Healing Arts
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Board Certification
- American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1974
Publications
Frank, RG, Lising, AA, Visot, LR, Wonderlich, S, Kashani, J, Umlauf, R, Ashkanai, G, Use of the dexamathasone suppression test to discriminate affective disorders after spinal cord injury. American Journal of Psychiatry.
Frank, RG, Kashani, J, Wonderlich, SA, Lising, AA, Visot, LR: Depression & adrenal function in spinal cord injury, American Journal of Psychiatry 142:252:1985.
Thomas Brooks Wheeler, MD
Assistant Medical Director at Schuylkill Rehabilitation
Center
Doctor of Medicine: State of PA
Board Certified Orthopaedics, USA
Board Certified Orthopaedics, Canada
| Post Graduate Training | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years | Title | Employer |
| August 1993 to March 1994 | Fellowship in Hand Surgery | SUNY, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Syracuse, NY |
July 1989 to June 1993 |
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery |
McGill University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| July 1988 to June 1989 | Residency in General Surgery |
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA |
July 1987 to June 1988 |
Internship in General Surgery, | Albert Einstein Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years | Institution | Degree |
| May 1987 | The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
M.D. |
| September 1983 to June 1985 | The Faculte Libre De Medecine, Lille, France | First in a class of 39 |
September 1971 to June 1972, August 1978 |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA | M.A. History |
| June 1971 | Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME | B.A. in Biology |
Honors & Awards
- Dean’s List, Fall 1967, Spring 1970, Spring 1971 September 1967 to June 1971
Professional Highlights
- October 2000 to Present
Orthopaedic Surgery
Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic
Pottsville, PA - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Pottsville, PA
June 2003 to Present - Assistant Medical Director
Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center
Pottsville, PA - August 1995 to December 2005
Orthopaedic Surgery
Miners Memorial Medical Center
Coaldale, PA - Division of Pulmonary Medicine, 1978 to 1983
Research Technician, Division of Human Genetics, 1973 to 1978 - Cited for Technical Assistance in Fifteen Articles
- Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
Student Activities
- Gross Anatomy Laboratory Assistance
The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Sprin 1987
Instruction in Anatomy and Dissection to first year students - “Charge d’ affaires”
Lille, France, September 1984
Providing assistance in orientation of new medical students - “Resposible”
Lille, France, 1983 to 1984
Class co-president involved with academic, administrative and cultural activities
Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Canadian Orthopaedic Association
Presentations
- “Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures with A.O Fixator Instrumentation”, Resident Research Presentation
- McGill University, May 1992
- “Distal Tibial Epishyseal Salter-Harris Fractures: Classifications and Management”, Resident’s Day
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, March 1988
Publications
Davidson, R.L., O’ Malley, K.A. and Wheeler, T.B.,
Polyethylene Gluco-Induced Mammalian Cell Hybridization: Effect of Polyethylene Glycol Molecular Weight and Concentration. Somat. Cell Genet. 2: 269-278, 1976.
Resident
Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures with A.O. Fixator
Instrumentation.
Basal Joint Arthritis: Long-Term Results
of Swanson Arthroplasty.
Case Study: Giant Cell Tumor of the
Distal Femur.
