Rehabilitation Physicians

Physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation are called "physiatrists." They diagnose and treat patients with musculoskeletal injuries and pain syndromes, neurological disorders and other conditions affecting nearly every aspect of physical and cognitive functioning. They are also trained in using electrodiagnostic medicine for the evaluation of various conditions. Many Johns Hopkins physiatrists are not only highly trained doctors, but also active researchers in the field of rehabilitation who teach future leaders in the specialty.

  • Alba Miranda Azola, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Joint Appointment in Pediatrics

    Expertise: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Swallowing Disorders

  • Philippines Garcia Cabahug, M.D.

    • Director, Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Program
    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

  • Ning Cao, M.D.

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation Services, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    • Medical Director, Meyer 7 Rehabilitation Unit, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • Associate Professor (PAR) of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation

  • Akhil Chhatre, M.D.

    • Director, Spine Rehabilitation
    • Director, Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship
    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Expertise: Back Pain, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis

  • Tae Chung, M.D.

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Program
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Neurology

    Expertise: Dermatomyositis, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Inclusion Body Myositis, Motor Neuron Diseases, Myositis

  • Cecilia Andrea Cordova Vallejos, M.D.

    Expertise: Achilles Tendon Injuries, Ankle Injuries, Anterior Shoulder Instability, Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle, Arthritis of the Hand

  • Alexis Morgan Coslick, D.O., M.S.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Achilles Tendon Injuries, Ankle Injuries, Arthritis, Arthritis of the Shoulder, Bursitis

  • Barbara Jane De Lateur, M.D.

    • Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Professor
    • Director Emerita, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Distinguished Service Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Professor Emerita of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Deconditioning, Gait Analysis, Gait Impairment, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neuromuscular Disease

  • Gerard Limerick, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Back Pain, Cancer Pain, Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Comprehensive Pain Treatment

  • Mohammed Emam, M.D.

    • Director, Musculoskeletal Center
    • Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Expertise: Ankle Injuries, Elbow Injuries, Hip Injuries, Joint Pain, Knee Injuries

  • Jessica Pam Engle, D.O.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Assistant Professor of Oncology

    Expertise: Cancer Rehabilitation, Cancer-Related Fatigue, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Gait Impairment, Joint Pain

  • Dorianne Rachelle Feldman, M.D., M.S.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Back Pain, Cancer Rehabilitation, Joint Pain, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Myofascial Pain

  • Tracy Friedlander, M.D.

    • Residency Program Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Acute Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botox Spasticity Treatment, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Neuro Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management

  • Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Managing Director, Outpatient Operations, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Medical Director, Musculoskeletal Center at Greenspring Station
    • Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Art as Applied to Medicine
    • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Expertise: Amputee Rehabilitation, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Dysphagia, Dysphagia Evaluation, Neuro Rehabilitation

  • Erik Hans Hoyer, M.D.

    • Vice Chair for Quality, Safety and Satisfaction, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Co-director, Activity and Mobility Promotion Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Back Pain, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Pain Management

  • Christina Georgia Kokorelis, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Concussion Rehabilitation, Dysautonomia, Neurally Mediated Hypotension, Orthostatic Intolerance, Pediatric Rehabilitation

  • Sarah Ann Korth, M.D., M.A.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Spine Disorders, Neurologic Rehabilitation

  • Daniel Krasna, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botox Spasticity Treatment, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation

  • Robert Samuel Mayer, M.D.

    • Vice-Chair, Education, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botox Spasticity Treatment, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Cancer Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain

  • Benjamin Croft Miller, D.O.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Hip Dislocations, Knee Dislocations, Lateral Collateral Ligament Tears (LCL) Injury, Medial Collateral Ligament Tears (MCL) Injury, Medial Patellar Femoral Ligament (MPFL) Injury

  • Dale M Needham, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Medical Director, Critical Care Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program
    • Director, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group
    • Professor of Medicine
    • Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Delirium, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

  • Preeti Raghavan, M.B.B.S.

    • Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation
    • Vice Chair for Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Director, Recovery and Rehabilitation, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Neurology

    Expertise: Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity, Stroke

  • Fenan Rassu, Ph.D., M.S.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Adjustment to Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Rehabilitation Psychology

  • Albert C. Recio, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

  • Cristina L. Sadowsky, M.D.

    • Clinical Director, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy Krieger Institute
    • Director, Paralysis Restoration Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Neuromyelitis Optica, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma

  • Alexius Enrique G Sandoval, M.D.

    • Medical Director, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Program

    Expertise: Cerebral Palsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  • Eva Sophia Seligman, M.D.

    • Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
    • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: Concussion, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine

  • Kenneth H C Silver, M.D.

    • Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Stroke Rehabilitation

  • Daniel Raphael Aaron Sova, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Arthritis, Back Pain, Bursitis, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  • Stacy Jennifer M Suskauer, M.D.

    • Director, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation in Dept. of PM&R
    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Associate Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  • Melissa Katrina Trovato, M.D.

    • Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Stephanie Pham Van, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Arthritis, Back Pain, Botox Injections, Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  • Malcolm Winkle, M.D.

    • Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Expertise: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma, Traumatic and Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

  • Nancy Yeh, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Stephen Nichols, M.D.

Senior Attending Physician, Rehabilitation Services, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric Rehabilitation

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Jeffrey Palmer, M.D. 

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