Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Stephanie Van, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in interventional pain and musculoskeletal medicine, with clinic locations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Her expertise includes evaluating and treating people with back pain and other ligament, joint and muscle conditions, as well as complex chronic pain due to neurological disorders like stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, and complex regional pain syndrome.

From July 24–27, Mohammed Emam, M.D., served as a volunteer physician at the men’s and women’s Olympic taekwondo events. The sports medicine physician and researcher has been a faculty member in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 2019.

We are collaborating with the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group to establish an interdisciplinary, standardized approach to address the unique needs of COVID-19 survivors.

COVID-19 affects the lungs and respiratory system, which can lead to significant damage. “Working toward recovery starts simple: with a focus on breathing,” says Johns Hopkins physical therapist Peiting Lien. She offers a series of breathing exercises to aid in recovery.

Johns Hopkins Precision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence aims to develop new interventions tailored to patients’ specific needs across the continuum of care based on their functional status — many that use technology in new ways that could revolutionize the field.

Michael had a series of different injuries, starting with a fall that led to a traumatic brain injury and, eventually, a stroke. At one point in recovery, he was told he had reached his limit on what he could do - but that wasn't something Michael could accept.