Nkiruka U. Arene, M.D.

• Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Good Samaritan Hospital

Dr Arene came to Hopkins in 2006. Prior to that, she was the Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation at the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University. She completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 2003.

Dr Arene’s clinical interests center on the rehabilitation of patients with stroke and non-traumatic brain injury, and include the management of spasticity and related musculoskeletal conditions. Her research focuses on cognitive disorders following stroke.

Education:

• College of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria

Faculty appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Hospital and Administrative Appointments:

• Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Good Samaritan Hospital

Specialty Certifications:

• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Representative Publications:

• Arene NU, Hillis AE. Rehabilitation of unilateral spatial neglect and neuro-imaging.
  Eura Medicophys. 2007 Jun; 43(2):255-69.
  
• Siddique MS, Fernandes HM, Arene NU, Wooldridge TD, Fenwick JD, Mendelow AD. Changes in cerebral blood flow as measured by HMPAO SPECT in patients following spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.
  Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2000;76:517-20.

Current Address:

Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Good Samaritan Hospital
5601 Loch Raven Blvd, POB, suite 406,
Baltimore, MD, 21239, USA.

Phone: 410 532 4700
Fax: 410 532 4770
Email: narene1@jhmi.edu