Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación (, abbreviated as INR) is a public institution that belongs to Mexico's
Secretariat of Health
The Secretariat of Health (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Secretaría de Salud'') is the Ministry (government department), government department in charge of all social health services in Mexico, and an integral part of the Healthcare in Mexico, Mexi ...
, specializing in physical rehabilitation. The institute is funded by Mexico's Federal Government. It is located in the
Tlalpan
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borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
(Alcaldía, , previously Delegación, ) of
Mexico City
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Its main objective is the care of disabilities and the training of specialists. Fundadores
Luis Guillermo Ibarra I;
J.Clemente Ibarra P;
J.Medinaveita V;
Eduardo Cerón,
Genaro Rico,
Daniel Chávez,
Gustavo del Toro,
Pilar Díez,
Matilde Enriquez,
Rosa E.Escobar,
Alejandro Espinosa,
Guadalupe Garera,
Leticia González,
Josefina Gutierrez,
Eric Hazán,
Víctor Ilizaliturri,
Antonio León,
Renan León,
Norberto Leyva,
Francisco Martínez,
Antonio Olín,
Refugio Pacheco,
Ivette Quiñones,
Alejandro Reyes,
Cayetano Trejo,
Alberto Vargas e
Hilda Villegas
Specialities
The main specialties provided in the Institute are:
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Audiology,
Phoniatrics Phoniatrics or phoniatry is the study and treatment of organs involved in speech production, mainly the mouth, throat ( larynx), vocal cords, and lungs. Problems treated in phoniatrics include dysfunction of the vocal cords, cancer of the vocal ...
, and
Speech-language pathology.
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Orthopedics
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Physiatry
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Burn center
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Sports Medicine
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Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.
An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...
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Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...
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Anesthesiology
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Plastic Surgery
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References
*https://www.inr.gob.mx/
Hospitals in Mexico
Hospitals in Mexico City
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