Cancer Rehabilitation and Therapy
Baton Rouge General’s cancer rehabilitation and therapy program consists of the following comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services and is designed with you in mind, with access to our skilled and compassionate staff.
For more information, email rehab@brgeneral.org or call (225) 763-4243.
Inpatient Skilled Nursing
Our licensed skilled nursing units combine the advantages of rehabilitation and 24-hour skilled nursing care, helping return you back to the life you were leading prior to hospitalization. In an environment of caring and compassion with a focus on helping you regain quality of life.
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Our fully accredited 10-bed rehabilitation unit enhances and restores functional ability and quality of life following an acute injury or illness. Our staff provides individualized care to optimize physical independence.
Outpatient Rehabilitation
Our outpatient therapists offer a coordinated program geared toward providing the highest level of patient care using sophisticated techniques and evidence-based treatments, allowing you to make a greater recovery in less time. Services are offered for:
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
- Activities of daily living
- Range of motion and strength exercises
- Reconditioning
- Scar management
- Pain management
- Ergonomic education
Cancer Rehabilitation
- Range of motion and strengthening exercises
- Reconditioning
- Skin/wound care
- Head and neck cancer treatment
- Post mastectomy program
Lymphedema Rehabilitation
- Manual lymphatic drainage
- Compression bandage and garments
- Vasopneumatic pump
Pelvic Health
- Obstetrical pain
- Pelvic pain
- Urinary and fecal incontinence
Speech Therapy
- Speech communication and swallowing treatment
- Pre-radiation and surgery counseling for head and neck patients
- Head and neck lymphedema treatment
- Alaryngeal voice rehabilitation
- Artificial larynx
- Esophageal speech
- Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) speech
- Videoflouroscopic swallow studies
- (Pharyngogram = Modified Barium Swallow - MBSS)
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John J. Tabor, MDAdvanced Robotics Institute, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
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Michael J. Castine, MDHematology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
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David Hanson, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-767-1311
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Pavani Ellipeddi, MDHematology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
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Lauren Juneja, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
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William Varnado, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
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Constance Blunt, MDHematology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0165
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Gerald P. Miletello, MDHematology, Hematology Oncology, Immunotherapy, Medical Oncology
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Sanjay Juneja, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
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M. Patrick Stagg, MDHematology, Hospital Medicine, Medical Oncology
- 225-763-4111
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Karalyn R Bentley, MD,FACSAdvanced Robotics Institute, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
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Peter J. Bostick, MDRobotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
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William E. Russell, MDRadiation Oncology
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David Caletri, MDRadiation Oncology
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Derrick Spell, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
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Cynthia I. Boyer, MDRadiation Oncology
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Henry O. Williams, MDRadiation Oncology, Therapeutic Radiological Physics
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Patrick J. McLaren, MDAdvanced Robotics Institute, General Surgery, Hepato Pancreatico Biliary Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
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Daniel LaVie, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
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V. Keith Rhynes, MD,MBA,FACSAdvanced Robotics Institute, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
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R. Scott Daugherty, Jr., MD,FACS,FASCRSAdvanced Robotics Institute, Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery
- 225-333-3800
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Bryan Bienvenu, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-767-1311
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