Chief Clinical Consultant for
Physical Rehabilitation Services

CDR Scott Gaustad

Whiteriver IHS Hospital
200 Hospital Drive
Whiteriver, AZ 85941

Phone: (928) 338-3610 
Fax: (928) 338-3522

scott.gaustad@ihs.gov

CDR Scott Gaustad, PT, MPT, OCS, GCS, SCS, CWS, CSCS, CCHP is a United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer serving at the Whiteriver Indian Health Hospital. He is a board certified orthopedic, geriatric and sports clinical specialist with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). CDR Gaustad is also a board certified wound care specialist, strength and conditioning specialist and correctional health care professional.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists.  CDR Gaustad’s clinical roles and interests have led him to belong to several sections of the APTA which include Orthopedic, Hospital Policy and Administration, Electrophysiology and Wound Management, Federal, and Education.  He is an active participant in the APTA’s Health Promotion and Wellness, Foot and Ankle, and Balance and Falls Special Interest Groups.  CDR Gaustad is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.

CDR Gaustad received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Physical Therapy degrees from Northern Arizona University. He was commissioned in the United States Public Health Service in 1995.  He began his Indian Health Service career at the Whiteriver Indian Hospital in 2006.  His main clinical interests are in advanced wound care and health promotion and disease prevention.

CDR Gaustad is also interested in networking and/or establishing dialogue with anyone who is interested in raising the health of American Indian or Alaska Native Peoples through the utilization of physical or occupational therapies, speech-language pathology, and Audiology services.

Please contact CDR Scott Gaustad by phone or email.

Links of Interest

• Physical Rehabilitation Services Web Site
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American Speech Hearing Association
• Clinical Resources and Literature Search
• National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health
• Commissioned Corp Management Information
• Indian Health Service Home Page
• United States Public Health Service Therapist Category Information
• Association For the Advancement of Wound Care
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• National Council on Aging
• American Diabetes Association
• Women's Health, IHS

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