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Physical Medicine & Rehab
Physiatry Clinic

Our Physiatry Clinic, staffed by board-certified specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, focuses on restoring function for people with problems ranging from musculoskeletal disorders to stroke and brain injury. Musculoskeletal disorders can include acute and chronic back, neck and myofascial pain.

Our staff provides a full array of consultative, diagnostic, treatment and case management services for outpatients and inpatients. Specialized services of this clinic include electromyography, acupuncture and therapeutic injections. To be referred, a patient should:
  • Have a physically disabling or painful condition that affects daily function
  • Need comprehensive non-surgical assessment, treatment and/or service coordination
  • Be at least 16 years old

Rehabilitation Psychology and pain management services are also provided. Services are available at the following locations in addition to Meriter Hospital: Upland Hill Health, Fort Health Care and Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital. To schedule an appointment at one of these locations, please call (608) 417-6175 or 1-800-236-6175. You can also learn more about our physiatrists below.

What Role Do Physiatrists Play in Patient Care?

Physiatrists care for patients with acute and chronic pain related to conditions such as tendonitis, fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal problems that cause back and neck pain.

They also treat people who have experienced catastrophic events resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia or traumatic brain injury, and individuals who have had strokes, other neurological disorders and orthopedic injuries.

Physiatrists are trained to focus on the whole person, and strive to help patients improve not just their health, but also their daily functioning and quality of life.
Archana Bhatt 

Archana P. Bhatt, MD

Specialty: Physiatry
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Residency: Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital/University of Chicago
Board Certification: Board eligible from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sees patients at:

  • Meriter Hospital
  • Fort Health Care
  • Select Hospital

Specialties: Orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation, musculoskeletal medicine, pain management and electromyography.Physiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine
 
William Fowler, MD

William Fowler, MD

Specialty: Physiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine
Medical School: University of North Dakota
Internship: St. Lukes Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota
Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
Sees patients at:

  • Meriter Hospital
  • Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital
  • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Select Hospital

Specialties: Botox injections, general physiatry, stroke management, pain management
 
 
Courtney Hogendorn, MD

Courtney Hogendorn, MD

Specialty: Physiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine
Medical School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Internship: University of Kentucky
Residency: University of Kentucky
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
Sees patients at:

  • Meriter Hospital
  • Upland Hills Health Center, Dodgeville
  • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Select Hospital

 
William Shannon, MD

William Shannon, MD

Specialty: Physiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine
Medical School: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Internship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
Sees patients at:

  • Meriter Hospital
  • Watertown Memorial Hospital
  • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Select Hospital

Specialties: Acupuncture

1/14/2008