The Point
Winter 2010
Volume 1 Issue 1
UPMC
St Francis
Mercy
the PM&R Alumni Newsletter
The PM&R Newsletter for
Table of Contents
WELCOME from the
Residency Directors........ 1
From the Desk of............ 2
Featured Alumni:
Margaret Reidy, MD........ 3
Alumni Survey................
4
Alumni List.....................
5
PM&R Residency today.. 7
The Back Page..................8
Betty Y. Liu, MD, Senior Editor
liuby@upmc.edu
Mary Ann Miknevich, MD, Editor
miknma@upmc.edu
Stacey Snead-Peterson
sneadpetersons@upmc.edu
Mercy
St. Francis
UPMC
Residency Program Alumni
Welcome
As many of you probably already know, the former PM&R Residency programs for St.
Francis/Mercy and the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC formally merged effective July 1, 2009,
making us one of the largest (with 34 residents) and strongest PM&R Residencies in the entire
country.
As Alumni of these programs,
you have laid the foundation
for the future of PM&R in
Pittsburgh. For those of you
who have remained in our area,
and those of you who have
moved far and wide, we want to
officially welcome you to our
new Alumni Association, and
our new newsletter—The Point.
The triangle represents not
only Downtown Pittsburgh,
but also the three groups that
make up our Alumni.
St. Francis
Mercy Hospital
UPMC
Mary Synnott, Artistic Director
synnottm@upmc.edu
We want to hear from you and how you are doing. Inside you will find a list of our
Alums—quite impressive to see how many of you have graduated from the Pittsburgh
programs. If we missed anyone please contact us so we can update the list.
PM&R Residency Program
Kaufmann Building, suite 201
3471 5th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Also enclosed is an Alumni Survey. Please complete it—and share what you have been up to.
Your answers will help us with the “Featured Physiatrist” column and a section called Alumni
News.
If you prefer to get
The Point
electronically
remember to include
your email address
when completing the
survey on Page 4
As the current Program Director and Associate Director of the now combined UPMC PM&R
Residency Program, we are very proud of all of you, and look forward to hearing from you!
- Wendy and Mary Ann
Wendy Helkowski, MD
Residency Program Director
Mary Ann Miknevich, MD
Residency Program Assoc. Director
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FROM THE DESK OF...
St Francis
Mercy
MICHAEL BONINGER, MD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
When I first arrived in Pittsburgh in 1993 PM&R was a Division of Orthopedic Surgery,
the 16 residents outnumbered the full time faculty 4 to 1, and the division did not have
any external research funding. Later this academic year we will celebrate the 10 year
anniversary of the Department of PM&R. We have much to celebrate. At the top of the
list is the bringing together of the Pittsburgh residency programs, Mary Ann and Wendy
will telling you about that. My job is to tell you about what else is happening in the
department. My sincere hope is that, as alumni of one of the residency programs, you
will feel pride in our accomplishments.
Our department is currently ranked second in NIH funding among all PM&R
departments in the country. I am confident that if one included Department of Defense
and Department of Veterans Affairs funding we would be a clear cut number 1. We have
strong research in assistive technology, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI) and a
burgeoning direct brain interface program. We have accredited fellowships is SCI and pediatrics that
are internal to our department. We are part of accredited fellowships in Sport Medicine and Pain
Medicine with the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesiology. We also have non
accredited fellowships in Musculoskeletal Sports & Spine and in TBI.
Our faculty have major roles at a national level in the American Association of Neuromuscular &
Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Locally, our faculty
members are respected by the research and clinical rehab specialists and the community we serve.
The faculty and staff of the department has grown to over 150 people and that does not count the
faculty who are our partners in the residency program, Medical Rehabilitation Inc. In future issues I
would like to tell you more specifics about the cutting edge research in the department and how we
are pushing rehabilitation care into the next century. At the core of all we do is our residency program
and we believe our alumni are our strongest untapped resource.
-Mike
You are invited
The Point Alumni Social at the 2011 AAPMR Annual Assembly
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Mercy
November 17-20 in Orlando, Florida
If you’re interested in receiving information about the social please check the “Alumni Social” box on the
survey on page 4,details will be emailed as they become available.
Celebrating 10 Years of Department Status!
A 10 year anniversary celebration in Pittsburgh is being planned.
Stay tuned for information as it becomes available.
Watch your email for updates
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FEATURED ALUMNI.....MARGARET (PEG) REIDY, MD
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Margaret E. Reidy, MD (’89) currently serves as the President of UPMC Rehabilitation
Network and Associate Medical Director for Corporate Care Management for UPMC
Health System. The UPMC Rehabilitation Network consists of rehabilitation units in 5
UPMC community hospitals, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and the Rehabilitation
Institute (RI) at UPMC Mercy Hospital. In her Care Management functions, she works
with Nurse Care Managers, Social Workers, hospital personnel and Medical Staffs to
assist in improving patient movement throughout the continuum of care.
Dr. Reidy and I met in her well lit UPMC Mercy Hospital office which looks out over the
Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh. One notices her intelligent green eyes right away.
Her confidence and ease makes her seem taller somehow. She made me immediately
comfortable by telling me a story about one of her daughters. It is no secret that no
matter what her professional status, her family is top priority.
Here she answers questions about her new position as President of the UPMC
Rehabilitation Network and how her training brought her to this point in her career.
1.When did you graduate from the Pitt Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency? I graduated
in 1989 under John Jeffrey Nicholas as the residency
director. I was in the third residency class and the first
class which did a 4 year residency program. We had
only 2 residents per year
2.What are your new job responsibilities? The
administration is responsible for quality and
operations in Rehab at UPMC Mercy. Montefiore,
Horizon, Northwest, Passavant, ST. Margaret, and
McKeesport. It is my responsibility to make sure the
Inpatient Rehab Units at all the hospitals are adherent
to regulations, provide quality care and maintain their
patient census.
3.What excites you about your job? Many of the
people I have trained and worked with in the past are
now Department Chairs and internationally known in
their own specialties. I hope to utilize this network I
have built to assist in improving Rehab services and
Rehab prominence. Because of my background as a
physician, I see myself as a diplomat and translator
between administration and physicians; I am more
sensitive to the clinical aspects than the usual nonphysician administrator. I am especially excited about
working with Mike Boninger, the Chair of UPMC
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department.
4.What changes have you observed of the Residency
Program through the years since you were a Rehab
resident? I am very impressed by the quality of the
new applicants for the residency. The quality,
organization and diversity of the didactics of the
program are markedly improved as well.
5.What is your vision for Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation specialty in Pittsburgh? Nationally?
Adapt to change. Reinvent ourselves to meet the
needs out there. PMR as a specialty should be user
friendly, we should be visible in the community as the
experts on people with disabilities, and develop the
specialty care in inpatient Rehab units but also in
other care settings. Overall, physiatrists should
strive to have better outcomes in all areas of rehab
by being seen as the consultant for people with
disabilities across the spectrum from preventive
health care to inpatient management.
a) Challenges? Being ready for the
payment reforms
b) Are we prepared? Yes. We have good
leadership here with Dr. Boninger and the
talented faculty. Knowing the strengths of
each academic and clinical faculty member
enables me to refer people to the right
treatment expert in Rehab but also to call on
experts in our specialty to assist in policy and
program development and in strategic
planning.
c) Impact of new health care regulation? I feel
that we have been preparing ourselves in
Rehab and that we, here at Pittsburgh, are in
a good place due to being part of a profitable
and progressive Healthcare system.
6.What else do you want people want to know about
you? I like to hike for exercise and am lucky to have
public lands near my home. Getting lost on a long
hike is a great way to relax and clear my mind.
Peg stated that she has been training her entire
career for her present job. She feels that she is
prepared for the responsibilities because as a
physiatrist, she is comfortable working on a team.
She is using her skills from Rehab to problem solve,
think outside the box and demonstrate her
leadership abilities. As in a typical day in Rehab, she
solves little problems which sometimes adds up to
solutions to bigger problems.
-Betty Liu, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Fellowship Programs
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2010 PM&R ALUMNI QUESTIONNAIRE
UPMC
St Francis
Mercy
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What do you consider is your greatest professional and/or personal accomplishment?
What challenges have you faced in your career?
Is there a PM&R Alumni you would like to see featured in a future newsletter? If so, why?
Would you like to receive future issues of this newsletter? Y
Updates about the 10th Anniversary Celebration? Y N
Updates about the AAPMR Alumni Social? Y N
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which version? USMail or Electronic
Mail or Fax to: Stacey Snead-Peterson, UPMC Mercy, Department of PM&R, 1400 Locust Street,
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FAX: 412-232-7535
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Mercy
Alumni
St. Francis
UPMC
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The following list of Alumni is divided by graduation years, each program is designated as follows: Mercy1 , St. Francis2, and
UPMC3. Some of the faculty(*) and secondary clinical faculty (**) of the newly merged residency program are also alumni.
Sometimes a good thing is just too good to leave behind!
1968-1977
Jane
Ronald
Angelo
Gilbert
Jae-Chil
1978
Young
J.H.
1982
William
Merle
Annemarie
1983
John
Mary Ann
1984
Michael
Frank
1985
Frank
Michael
1986
James
Susan
Douglas
Liane
Jonathan
1987
Catherine
James
Jerry
Glen
Jeffrey
Ronald
1988
Corey
Herbert
1989
Arthur
Virgil
Brian
Mary
Margaret
Mary
1990
Kennard
Paul
Paul
Ellen
Robert
1991
Andrew
Garboden (Gerneth), MD² ('68)
Thomas
Zimmerman, MD² ('70)
Ralph
Bilbao, MD² ('72)
Dennis
Brenes, MD²* ('76)
Lester
Kim, MD² ('77)
Devin
1992
Kahn, MD²
Alexandra
Kim, MD²
Kevin
Kirk
Frost, Jr, MD².
Elaine
Janes, MD²
1993
Valko, MD²
Patricia
Robert
Evans, DO²
Judith
Miknevich, MD²**
Angelo
Subramani
Cozza, MD²
Blake
Flit, MD² (dec)
David
1994
Artuso, MD²
Karen
Delahanty, MD²
Archana
Frank
Cosgrove, MD ³
Tony
Freedman, DO²
Michael
Pavlak, MD²
Margaret
Sher, MD²
William
Stone, MD ³
Elizabeth
Julia
Birk (Tripoli), MD ³
Mark
Bloom, MD²
1995
Fralick, MD²
Brian
Kelley, MD ³
Gary
Lemberg, MD²**
Jon
Snyder, MD²
Ronald
Maryanne
Anden, MD²
Jeffrey
Kunkel, MD²
Michael
Alison
Androkites, MD²
1996
Balint, MD²
Ganesh
Boyle, MD²
Vincenta
Norek-Fabbrini,MD²
Angelo
Reidy, MD ³**
Alan
Vargo (Mulcahy), MD ³
Roxanne
Lynn
Ford, MD²
Debra
Hoover, MD²
Carlton
Lieber, MD ³
Greg
Mustovic (Haidet), MD ³**
Vandrak, DO²
1997
Anthony
Irene
Lewis
Stephen
Claudia
Anthony
Calvon
Hope, MD ³
Michael
Kopera, MD ³
Richard
Mauro, MD²
Guy
Scott, MD²
1998
Ade
Canfield, MD ³
Richard
Deters, MD²
Leonard
Esman, MD ³
Ronald
Romagosa, MD ³
Joe
Seetharama, MD²
Berna
Veenis, MD²
Victoria
Wiercisiewski, MD ³
Jamuna
Zheng
Balkman, MD²
John
Barve, MD ³
1999
Bender, III, MD²
Jerry
Chin, MD ³
Joseph
Corcoran, MD ³
Harpreet
Mulderig, MD ³
Sanjiv
Palmer, MD ³
Angell
Polacheck, MD ³
Noreen
Wilcox, MD²
Barbara
Wilcox, MD²**
John
2000
Condit, MD²
Nader F. H.
Dilla, MD ³
Carolina
Gaudino, MD ³
Lance
Glick, MD ³
Michael
Henderson, DO²
JasPaal
Nissinoff, MD²
Benedict
Orinick, MD ³
2001
Peterson, MD²
Randall
Jimmy
Balu, MD ³
Gary
Gaspar-Yoo, MD ³
Shelana
Guccione, MD²
James
Hippensteal, MD²
Ramon
Hon, MD ³
Viktoria
Hung, MD ³
Fides
Panucci, MD²
2002
Wong, MD ³
Rajan
Zimmerman, MD²
Ning
Suman
Dina
Pierre-Richard
Cepulo, MD ³
Franz, MD ³
Laraiso, DO²
Mateya, MD²
Prince, MD ³
Troyer, MD²
Hayek, DO²
Heldman, MD ³
Herzbrun, MD²
Parker, MD ³
Restrepo-Gartner, MD²
Ricci, MD²
Voong, MD ³
Watts, MD ³
Wilson, MD²
Zublin, MD ³
Adedokun, MD²
Badke, MD²
Cabacungan, MD ³*
Kong, MD ³
Lee, MD ³
Richardson, MD ³
Sepesky-Iacoraiyelo, MD²
Sivajanthan
Wang, MD²
Wassil, MD ³
Campbell-Wade, MD ³
Craig, MD ³
Gulati, MD²
Kaul, MD²
Lee, MD²
Orevillo, MD²
Pippin, MD ³
Wrightson, MD ³
Abdel Massieh, MD²
Espejo, MD ³
Lim, MD²
Rainer, MD ³
Singh, MD ³*
Woo, MD ³
Bonfiglio, MD²
Cui, MD²
Dawson, MD ³
Gibbs-McElvy, MD²**
Kreshon, DO³
Lansan, MD ³
Lemberikman, MD²
Pacheco, MD ³
Gupta, MD²
Jiang, MD ³
Katara, MD ³
Patterson, MD²
Theard, MD²
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Mercy
Mercy
2003
Maciej
John
Anatoly
Ayman
Ihab
Mujahed
Jean (Ji)
Brinda
Suneetha
Colleen
Gargi
2004
Edwin
Monica
Russell
Grace
W. Michael
Gary
Nazih
Holly
2005
Megan
Lori
Brad
FernanDO³
Ghada
Matthew
Samir
Tagreed
Cynthia
Dana
Brenda
Rick
Anatoly
2006
Robert
Steven
Cara
Sophie
Kalliopi
Pramila
Inna
Milton
Karin
Heather
2007
Tiffany
Jerry
Gregory
Hannah
Melissa
Pranitha
Jose'
Christina
Jeffrey
Charczuk, MD¹
DeGuzman, MD ³
Fortenko, MD¹
Hamed, MD¹
Labatia, MD ³
Lateef, MD ³
Lee (Li), MD ³
Navalgund, MD ³
Nuthalapaty, MD ³
Powell, MD ³
Raval, MD ³
Capulong, MD ³
Carrion-Jones, MD¹
Carter, MD ³
Dasari, MD¹
Fussell, DO¹
Galang, MD ³
Iskander, MD¹
Zhao, MD ³
Cortazzo, MD ³*
Dean, MD¹**
Dicianno, MD ³
Grandas, MD ³
Hanna, MD¹
Hodges, DO¹
Iskander, MD¹
Khalaf, MD ³
Majerske, MD ³
Martini, DO³*
McMahon, MD ³
Pellant, DO¹
Shalnov, MD¹
Alumni
St. Francis
2008
Tiffany
Todd
David
Chong
Kelly
Brad
Karl
Harvey Rock
Justin
Daniel
Richard
2009
Steve
Allen Ray
Edward
Allen
Joseph
Tejas
Michael
Viji
2010
Angela
Shailen
Thomas
Stephen
Manijeh
Corrine
Maria
M.Kristina
Luis
James
Brown, DO¹
Burack, DO³
Camiolo, MD ³*
Hanna, MD¹
Kapsalis, MD¹
Kolisetty, MD¹
Shuster, MD¹
Swaby, MD ³
Walke, MD ³
Walker, MD ³
Burnett, MD ³
Chuang, MD ³
D'Eramo, MD ³
Florida, MD¹
Jorden, MD¹
Nalamada, MD¹
Ramirez-Del Toro, MD ³**
Reyes-Littaua, MD ³
Ward, MD¹
UPMC
Calloway, MD ³*
Franco, DO¹**
Jennings, DO³
Kim, MD¹
Kopkowski, MD¹
Kurowski
Liebe, MD ³
Navrkal, MD¹
Petrolla, MD ³
Somogyi, MD¹
Wilroy, DO¹
Brose, DO³
Dorsett, MD¹
Heinle, MD¹
Huang, MD ³
Kwok, MD ³
Parikh, MD ³
Patterson, MD¹
Shankar, MD¹**
Garcia, MD ³
Greene, MD ³
Kelly, MD ³
O'Connell, DO³
Ryan, MD ³
Stuart, DO³
Twichell, MD ³
Henzel, MD ³, PhD
Gandara, MD ³
Otting, MD ³
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Mercy Program - Resident Retreat
l to r: First Row: Nazih Iskander, MD (’04);
2nd Row: W. Michael Fussell, DO,(,04), Anatoly Shalnov, MD (’05);
3rd row: Grace Dasari, MD (’04), Ghada Hanna, MD (’05);
Top Row: Ellen Mustovic, MD (faculty), Robert Brown, DO (’06),
Kalliopi Kapsaolis, MD (’06), Inna Shuster, MD (’06)
St. Francis Residents
front, l to r: Frank Bender, MD (,94), Devin Troyer, MD(’91)
back, l to r: Brian Condit, MD (’95), Ralph Loraiso, MD (’91),
Dennis Mateya, MD (’91)
UPMC Residents and Faculty
l to r: front row; Angelo Romagosa, MD (’93);
2nd row: Patricia Canfield, MD (’93), Mary Louise Russell, MD
(PM&R faculty);
3rd row: Davie Wiercislewski, MD (’93); 4th row: Sunil Hedge, MD,
Cynthia Smith, MD, Louis Penrod, MD (PM&R faculty); 5th row:
Michael Munin, MD (PM&R faculty), Katherine Flood, MD (PM&R
faculty)
If someone is missing from the list, a name is misspelled, or a grad
year is incorrect, please contact Stacey Snead-Peterson at
(sneadpetersons@upmc.edu); corrections will appear in the next
newsletter.
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Mercy
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24
22
15
23
21
20
16
9
18
17
11
10
1
19
25
2
3
12
4
Resident
Jesse Sally, DO
Trasey Holloway, MD
Bessie Codera, MD
Kristen Schuerle, DO
Kimberlee Leishear, MD
Tamia Patterson, MD
Shahla Hosseini, MD
Edward Garay, MD
Feguens Bataille, MD
Anna Gaines, MD
Heather Pauli, DO
Justin Hong, MD
Timothy Burg, MD
David DeChellis, DO
Robert Campbell, MD
Jerome Lee, MD
Mohammed Khan, MD
Avi Bhandary, MD
Kyle Klitsch, MD
Mohammed Mawla, DO
David Alcantara, MD
Matthew Maxwell, MD
Jason Fogg, DO
Eric Helm, MD
Matthew Pauli, DO
PGY
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
John Baber, DO
Jennifer Carter, DO
Geeta Sathe, MD
4
4
4
5
14
13
6
7
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Medical/Osteopathic School
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York Medical College
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chicago Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine for Med school (DO),
University of Toledo College of Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
missing from photo
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Stacey Snead-Peterson
GME Academic Manager
PM&R Residency Program
Shana Heald
Administrative Coordinator
PM&R Residency Program
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The Back Page is a spot for news, comments and commentary
Do you have news or information you would like to post?
Perhaps an article to contribute? An award announcement?
Send your contributions to Mary Synnott at synnottm@upmc.edu
The Pennsylvania Association of
Rehabilitation Facilities (PARF)
recognized PM&R Alumni and faculty
member Gilbert Brenes, MD (’76)
with the Individual Distinguished Service
Award during the annual meeting in State
College, PA.
PM&R Alumni Brad Dicianno, MD (’05) and Tiffany Calloway, MD (’08)
flank PM&R faculty Michael Munin, MD,
Physician group recipients of the UPMC Pumping it Up! service
excellence award for patient satisfaction on the UPMC Rehab Unit at
UPMC Montefiore.
You are invited to Panther Rehab Grand Rounds where the faculty and residents meet to hear nationally renowned
rehabilitation clinicians and researchers . Rounds are held monthly on the 2nd Wednesday, 7:00a - 8:00a in rm 6014 in the
Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST3) located on the corner of 5th and Darragh in Oakland. CME available.
Please check www.rehabmedicine.pitt.edu for speaker schedule.
Rehab Progress Newsletter and UPMC Rehab Grand Rounds are published three times a year. The newsletter includes
clinical and research news from PM&R as well as our sister departments in the School of Health and Rehabilitation
Sciences: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Science and Technology, and Communication
and Speech Disorders. The grand rounds publication is a collaboration between a faculty member and a resident.
Cosponsored by the Center for Continuing Medical Education participants are eligible for CME unit upon completion
of the online quiz.
Contact Mary Synnott at synnottm@upmc.edu to be added to the mailing list.
Both publications are available on the department’s academic web site at www.rehabmedicine.pitt.edu, links are
posted on the left hand sidebar.
Check out our website at http:\\www.rehabmedicine.pitt.edu for events sponsored by the department and/or UPMC
Rehabilitation Institute at Mercy.
Clinical Connections is a continuing education series to discuss advances in rehabilitation research, clinical trials,
breakthroughs in treatment, and more. Pre-registration is required; the nominal fee of $10 for non UPMC employees can
be paid at the door. For the Clinical Connections schedule go to: www.rehabmedicine.pitt.edu/content.asp?id=2236.
For additional information contact Grace Campbell at 412.232.8541.
Coming April 2, 2011 is the 2nd Annual Current Topics in Brain Injury Rehabilitation.
Cara Camiolo Reddy, MD (’06), Course Director, leads a team of physiatrists, neuropsychologists, and rehabilitation
therapists in presentations on the latest breakthroughs in the treatment and research of brain injury.
Check the website for updates and registration details.