Are Amputee Centers of Excellence Achievable? Universal Challenges and Successful Strategies.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM AST

Location: 202 BC

Course Director(s)

David M. Crandell, MD

Assistant Professor
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School Dept of PM&R

Speaker(s)

Ana V. Cintron, MD, FAAPMR

Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine
Joanne Gonzalez, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA

Associate Professor
Penn State University School of Medicine
David C. Morgenroth, MD (he/him/his)

Professor and Vice Chair for Research
University of Washington and VA Puget Sound

Brief Session Description : Working with patients with upper and lower limb loss creates unique rehabilitation challenges during pre-operative, post-operative, pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases of care. Discover how civilian and veteran models of an interdisciplinary center for individuals with limb loss are developing at 5 academic physiatry programs.