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  • Azuero, Casey B., Ph.D., MPH

    Azuero

    Associate Professor
    Director, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology

    Areas of Interest
    Spinal Cord Injury, Cancer, Chronic Illness


  • Biney, Fedora, Ph.D.

    Fedora Biney

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Brunner, Robert, M.D.

    Dr. Robert Brunner

    Distinguished Professor
    Vice Chair of Professional Development &
    Professor; Medical Director, Spain Rehabilitation Center; Medical Director, UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System; Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Patient Services

    Areas of Interest
    Traumatic Brain Injury, Spasticity, Intrathecal Baclofen, Botox, Electromyography

  • Buchanan Renfro, Cassandra, DO

    Renfro

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis, Wound Care, Osteopathic Manual Medicine

  • Carr, Conley, M.D.

    Carr

    Assistant Professor
    Medical Director, Orthotics and Prosthetics
    Director, Spain Rehabilitation Center Amputee Clinic

    Areas of Interest
    Amputation, Vascular Rehabilitation, Non-interventional Management of Spine Pain, Electrodiagnostics, Quality and Documentation Improvement, Medical Technology

  • Carter, Johnny Markus, D.O.

    Carter

    Assistant Professor
    Medical Director, The Workplace at UAB Highlands

    Areas of Interest
    Work Injury Management, EMG-NCS Electrodiagnostic Testing, Spine and Joint Pain, Manual Medicine Techniques, Sports Injuries, Nonsurgical Pain Management

  • Chen, Yuying, M.D., Ph.D.

    Yuying Chen Professor
    Director, National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center
    Vice Chair of Research

    Areas of Interest
    Spinal Cord Injury

  • Colorado, Dale, D.O., MPH

    Dale Colorado, DO

    Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education
    Assistant Dean for Student Experience
    Program Director, PM&R Residency Program
    Medical Director, Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine

    Areas of Interest
    Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Interventional Spine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Ultrasound, Adaptive Sports, Regenerative Medicine, and Performing Arts Medicine

  • Cowan, Rachel E., Ph.D.

    Cowan

    Associate Professor
    Project Director, UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System

    Areas of Interest
    Spinal Cord Injury, Exercise, Fitness, Activities of Daily Living, Wheelchairs, Mobility, Functional Independence, Outcome Measures

  • Hays, Megan, Ph.D.

    McMurray

    Associate Professor
    Director of Wellness Education

    Areas of Interest
    Fractures, Burn, Amputations, Trauma, Wellness

  • Koplik Humphries, Lisa, M.D.

    Latorre

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Pain Management

  • Latorre, Johan, M.D.

    Latorre

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adaptive Sports

  • Mark, Victor, M.D.

    Mark

    Associate Professor
    Medical Director, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Research Programs & Clinic
    Director, Scholarly Project Program and Geriatric Rehabilitation Lecture Series

    Areas of Interest
    Neurologic Rehabilitation, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Functional Neurological Disorder, Cognitive Disorders, Executive Dysfunction, Aphasia, Unilateral Spatial Neglect, Visual Attention, Cognitive Aging

  • Marwitz, Jenny, M.A.

    Jenny Marwitz

    Instructor
    Director, TBI Research

    Areas of Interest
    Rehabilitation outcome, families, return to work, and emotional well-being following traumatic brain injury.

  • McShan Andre', M.D., MSPH

    McShan

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Post-Injury Work Reintegration, Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion, Health and Productivity Management, Environmental Medicine and Social Determinants of Health

  • Nguyen, Vu Q., M.D., MBA

    Nguyen

    Chairman
    Robert B. Kyle Endowed Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Neuromodulation of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain, Stroke Population Health, and Pedagogic Processes

  • PM&R research history on display in inaugural list of Highly Ranked Scholars by ScholarGPS

    PM&R researchScholarGPS™ is the world's most comprehensive scholarly analytics platform comprised of powerful computational systems and processes such as novel data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical analysis, as well as data distillation, interpretation, and presentation. Out of over 30 million individual scholars who are affiliated with over 55,000 academic and non-academic institutions worldwide, three faculty from the UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are recognized as a “Highly Ranked Scholar” for their work in spinal cord injury research.

  • PM&R sees 55% increase in annual NIH research funding

    NIH funding graphThe Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has announced its annual rankings in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among Schools of Medicine along with funding by discipline for individual departments. In the latest 2023 report, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) ranks No.23 nationally among Departments of Physical Medicine and sees an increase in annual funding.

  • Powell, Danielle, M.D.

    Powell

    Associate Professor
    Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
    Medical Director, Adult Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic
    Director of the PM&R Cancer Rehabilitation Program

    Areas of Interest
    Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Cancer Rehab, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Botox, Electromyography

  • Richardson, Elizabeth, Ph.D., MSPH

    Richardson

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Effective components of virtual reality as a potential treatment modality and psychological aspects of pain perception. 

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