Heather M. Barnett, MD, PhD
| Title: | Acting Assistant Professor, Director, Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System |
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| Division: | General Physiatry, Research |
Heather Barnett is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabiliation and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She specializes in management and treatment of people with spinal cord injuries and other neurologic injuries at Harborview Medical Center. She is the director of the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, which provides education, resources, and engagement opportunities for people with spinal cord injury, their friends and family, and medical professionals. She is passionate about improving care and outcomes among people with spinal cord injury at the both the individual and systems level. Her research focuses on improving health equity in the delivery of rehabilitation care.
Education and Training
- Rice University, Houston, TX, BS, 2008
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, PhD, 2014
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, Medical Education, 2017
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Fellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, 2022
Board Certification
Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Subspecialty in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Paralysis
- Traumatic Injury Rehabilitation
- Research Interests
- Health Services Research
- Health Equity In Rehabilitation
- Violence-Related Injury
- Respiratory Disorders In Spinal Cord Injury