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Individuals living in the continental United States,
Puerto Rico or the U.S. Territories may receive medical
care for the diagnosis and treatment of Hansen's disease
(leprosy)-related conditions at one of the 11 Federally-supported
outpatient clinics in eight States and Puerto Rico.
| Phone 1-800-642-2477, weekdays 9 am
to 5:30 pm ET for referral to one of
900 private physicians nationwide who have expertise
in treating Hansen's disease (leprosy) (Hawaii:
1-808-733-9831). |
Services
- Confirmation of diagnosis through
skin biopsies
- Medical care
- Medications
- Hospitalization for treatment
of complications at the Ochsner Medical Center -
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Clinical consultation for physician-referred
patients with eye problems and those in need of
reconstructive hand or foot surgery
- Professional and patient education
materials and conferences
Clinics
Arizona
California
- Los Angeles Hansen’s Disease Clinic
LAC+USC Medical Center
1200 N. State St.
Clinic Tower A5B123
Los Angeles, CA. 90033
PH: (323)409-5240
Fax: (323) 441-8152
Primary Physician - Dr. Thomas Rea
email: rea@hsc.usc.edu
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Helen Mora, R.N.
email: hmora@lacusc.org
Occupational Therapist - Rob Jerskey
email: robjerskey@yahoo.com
- Martinez Hansen’s Disease Clinic
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Outpatient Specialty Clinic
2500 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553
PH: (925) 313-6726
Fax: (925) 370-5279
Primary Physician - Drs. Sutherland/Saffier
Dr. Sonia Sutherland/email: sesutherland151@pol.net
Dr. Ken Saffier/email: ksaffier@yahoo.com
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Elise Judy, R.N.
email: ejudy@hsd.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Community Health Worker - Maria Soto
Phone: (925) 370-5868
- San Diego Hansen’s Disease Clinic
North Central Public Health Center
2440 Grand Avenue
San Diego, CA 92109
PH: (858) 490-4400
Fax: (858) 490-4405
Primary Physician - Dr. Erik Gilbertson:
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Carmen Rodriguez, R.N.
email: carmen.rodriguez1@sdcounty.ca.gov
Florida
- Miami Hansen’s Disease Clinic
Jackson Memorial Hospital
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue
ACC East – 2nd Floor
Dermatology – Hansen’s Clinic
Miami, FL 33136-1096
PH: (305) 585-7348
Fax: (305) 585-6397
Primary Physician - Dr. Anne Burdick
email: Aburdick@med.miami.edu
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Lourdes Barquin, R.N.
email: LBarquin@um.jmh.org
Illinois
- Chicago Hansen’s Disease
Clinic
University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Chicago
Dept. of Dermatology, (MC 624)
808 S. Wood, RM 376 CME
Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (312) 996-0734
Fax: (312) 355-0870
Primary Physician - Dr. Carlotta Hill
email: chhill@uic.edu
Public Health Nurse – Gladys Lee, RN
email: glee@uic.edu
Massachusetts
- Boston Hansen’s Disease
Clinic
Lahey Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
PH: (781) 744-5670
Fax: (781) 744-5687
Primary Physician - Dr. Samuel Moschella
email: samuel.l.moschella@lahey.org
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Stephanie Burns, R.N.,
D.N.C.
email: stephanie.a.burns@lahey.org
New York
- New York Hansen’s Disease Clinic
Bellevue Hospital Center
Department of Dermatology
Room 17-N-7
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
PH: (212) 562-6096
Fax: (212) 263-6423
Primary Physician - Dr. William Levis
email: William_Levis@yahoo.com
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Aloys Cabrera, R.N.
email: cabreraa@bellevue.nychhc.org
Physical Therapist - Mr. Louis Iannuzzi, P.T., C.Ped.
email: lnuzzi@yahoo.com
Puerto Rico
- San Juan Hansen’s Disease Clinic
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus
School of Medicine - Dept. of Dermatology
P. O. Box 365067
San Juan, PR 00936-5067
PH: (787) 765-7950
Fax: (787) 767-0467
Primary Physician - Dr. Pablo Almodovar
email: rcmdermatol@rcm.upr.edu
Public Health Nurse - Ms. Sonia Santos-Exposito,
R.N.
email: smsantos@rcm.upr.edu
Texas
- Texas Department of State Health Services
Hansen’s Disease Program
P. O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
PH: (800) 252-8239 Option 5
Fax: (512) 458-7451
Officer Administrator: Kirbi Woods
email: kirbi.woods@dshs.state.tx.us
Ms. Linda Brown, Program Director
email: lindaj.brown@dshs.state.tx.us
- Houston Hansen’s Disease Clinic
Hansen’s Disease Program/TB Control
8000 North Stadium Drive - 6th Floor
Houston, TX 77054
PH: (713) 794-9078
Fax: (713) 798-0817
Physician - Dr. Terry Williams
email: Tewill2391@aol.com
Public Health Nurse – Marion Matsu, RN, CCM
email: Marion.Matsu@cityofhouston.net
- South Texas Health Care Center
OPCL
601 W. Sesame Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550
PH: (956) 423-0130
Fax: (956) 444-3295
Physician - Dr. Richard Wing
email: richard.wing@dshs.state.tx.us
Washington
- Seattle Hansen’s Disease Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
2 West Clinic - 359930
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
PH: (206) 744-2128
Fax: (206) 744-5109
Primary Physician - Dr. James Harnisch
email: jpharnisch@comcast.net
Public Health Nurse – Marlene Skinnell, RN
email: mskinnell@u.washington.edu
Physical Therapist - Tom McClure, PT, CHT
email: tmcmpt@u.washington.edu
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