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Chief Consultant of Rehabilitation Services and the Director of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Program

Polytrauma used to describe the complex, combat-related injuries sustained in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has shaped the way VA now cares for wounded service members.

Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.

As we transition from times of war to times of peace, my hope is we can take the collective wisdom of people who have been taking care of Veterans.

A Veteran recovering from TBI finds purpose through family support, daily routines and guidance from VA social workers who help him navigate his path forward.

In a new series that highlights advancements in VA health care, VA researchers and clinicians are appearing on a Veteran-themed media platform—Wreaths Across America Radio—to tout their critical work.

The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic is designed to help Veterans whose current rehabilitation goals would benefit from the value of adaptive summer sports. The NVSSC serves Veterans living with spinal cord injuries, amputations, visual impairments, neurological conditions, PTSD, burns, and TBI/polytrauma.

Veterans Summer Sports Clinic for military Veterans from across the country who have a range of disabilities including traumatic brain injury.

Navy Veteran Ken Swartz is standing, walking and driving better these days thanks to Osseointegration, an innovative amputee treatment option.

I have had a series of mentors over the years. Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, took me on my first flight in an F100F fighter in 1958. Air Force Colonel Henry Godman, a pilot in the first full squadron to fly the B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II and later the head of Strategic Air Command, taught me to fly a propeller AC.

This webinar will discuss the unique aspects of Veterans with TBI and enhance provider’s ability to develop an effective treatment plan.

Natalie Hartgrave-Ransier (left), a VA Speech Pathologist at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, traveled to San Antonio to celebrate Veteran Shane Nuttle's college graduation. Hartgrave-Ransier worked with Nuttle for two years to help him improve his speech and encouraged him to attend college.

From not being able to walk or talk, Army Veteran Cathy Davis now makes presentations at polytrauma conferences. A large team of VA doctors and specialists and her resolve made it happen.