Katharine Tam, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Neuro Rehabilitation

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Dr. Tam is a board-certified physiatrist specializing in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Common Diagnoses Treated

  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Spasticity management
  • Spinal cord injuries

Common Procedures

  • Botulinum toxin injections 
  • Intrathecal baclofen pump management

Clinical Office Locations

  • Jefferson Barracks, Veterans Administration, St. Louis Healthcare System

    1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
    St. Louis, MO 63125

Hospital Affiliations

  • Veterans Administration, St. Louis Healthcare System

Academic Office Mailing Address

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Campus Box 8233

    660 Euclid Avenue

    Saint Louis, MO 63110

Research Interests 

Dr. Tam has research interests in preventive care in patients with spinal cord injury and health equity and healthcare access in patients with disabilities.

Background

Dr. Tam earned a medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, NY and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. She is fellowship trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/Rutgers University in West Orange, NJ. 

Board Certifications

  • Board-certified, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
  • Subspecialty certified in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Medical Degree

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Residency

  • Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

  • Spinal Cord Injury, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/Rutgers University, West Orange, NJ

Professional Societies and Organizations

  • American Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals

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