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.
Co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Post Acute Covid Team Clinic
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Swallowing Disorders
Philippines Garcia Cabahug, M.D.
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury
Pablo Ariel Celnik, M.D.
Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physiatrist-in-chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Director, Human Brain Physiology and Stimulation Laboratory
Director of Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Co-Director, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neuroscience
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physiatrist-in-chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Director, Human Brain Physiology and Stimulation Laboratory
Director of Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Co-Director, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neuroscience
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
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
Director, Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Back Pain, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Diseases, Neck Pain, Pain Management, Peripheral Neuropathies, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Pain, Spinal Stenosis
Tae Hwan Chung, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Dermatomyositis, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Inclusion Body Myositis, Motor Neuron Diseases, Myositis, Neuromuscular Disease, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neuromuscular Pathology, Orthostatic Intolerance, Peripheral Neuropathies, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Alexis Morgan Coslick, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Achilles, Ankle Injuries, Arthritis, Arthritis of the Shoulder, Bursitis, Concussion, Elbow Injuries, Foot and Ankle, Fractures, Hip Bursitis, Intra-Articular Joint Injections, Joint Injection: Hip, Joint Pain, Knee Injuries, Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis, Muscle Strain Injuries of the Hip, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee), Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee), Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Shoulder Ultrasound, Sports Injuries to the Ankle, Sports Injuries to the Shoulder, Sports Medicine, Tendon Injuries, Tendonitis of the Elbow, Tendonitis of the Hand and Wrist, Tennis Elbow, Traumatic Foot Injuries
Barbara Jane De Lateur, M.D.
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Professor
Director Emerita, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Distinguished Service Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director Emerita, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Distinguished Service Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Deconditioning, Gait Analysis, Gait Impairment, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neuromuscular Disease, Orthotics
Pegah Dehghan, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Muscular Diseases, Neuromuscular Disease, Neuromuscular Medicine, Orthostatic Intolerance, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Mohammed Emam, M.D.
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ankle Injuries, Elbow Injuries, Hip Injuries, Joint Pain, Knee Injuries, Muscle Strain Injuries of the Hip, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Sports Injuries, Sports Injuries to the Ankle, Sports Injuries to the Shoulder, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine (non-surgical), Ultrasound
Jessica Pam Engle, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cancer Rehabilitation, Cancer-Related Fatigue, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Gait Impairment, Joint Pain, Lymphedema, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Myofascial Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome, Radiation Fibrosis
Dorianne Rachelle Feldman, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Back Pain, Cancer Rehabilitation, Joint Pain, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Myofascial Pain, Neck Pain, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Transplant Rehabilitation
Tracy Friedlander, M.D.
Residency Program Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
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 Orthopaedic Surgery
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 Orthopaedic Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Amputee Rehabilitation, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Dysphagia, Dysphagia Evaluation, Neuro Rehabilitation, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Speech and Language Disorders After Stroke, Swallowing Disorders
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
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Co-director, Activity and Mobility Promotion Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Back Pain, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Pain Management
Mary Shaffer Keszler, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Amputee Rehabilitation, Hyperhidrosis, Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Prosthetic Evaluation, Prosthetics, Wound Care and Trauma
Soo Yeon Kim, M.D.
Medical Director, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Joint Appointment in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Joint Appointment in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ankle Injuries, Back Pain, Cervical Radiculopathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease, Facial Pain, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Foot and Ankle, Herniated Disc, Joint Pain, Kyphosis, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Meniscus Tears, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Neck Pain, Neuralgia, Neuropathies, Phantom Limb Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Postherpetic Neuralgia, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Sacroiliitis, Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Tennis Elbow, Therapeutic Neuromodulation, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Vertebral Compression Fracture
Christina Georgia Kokorelis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Concussion Rehabilitation, Dysautonomia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Neurally Mediated Hypotension, Orthostatic Intolerance, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Post-Concussive Disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Sarah A. Korth, M.D., M.A.
Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Spine Disorders, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Injury, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spina Bifida, Spinal Dysraphism
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
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botox Spasticity Treatment, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Cancer Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, Concussion Rehabilitation, Headache, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Joint Pain, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Neurological Restoration, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Pain
Amanda Kole Morrow, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Anomalies, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spina Bifida, Syringomyelia
Andrew Manuel Nava, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Arthritis, Back Pain, Bursitis, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease, Epidural Injections, Joint Injections, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Diseases, Myofascial Pain, Neck Pain, Nerve Blocks, Neuralgia, Pain Management, Peripheral Neuropathies, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Radiofrequency Ablation for Pain Control, Spinal Block, Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Pain, Spinal Stenosis, Trigeminal Neuralgia
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
Director, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Delirium, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
April Danielle Pruski, M.D.
Medical Director, Rehabilitation Consultation Service, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neuro Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Stroke Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Preeti Raghavan, M.B.B.S.
Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Endowed Chair
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
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, Disease and Conditions:
Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Albert C. Recio, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Wound Healing
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
Director, Paralysis Restoration Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Neuromyelitis Optica, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma, Transverse Myelitis, Traumatic and Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Alexius Enrique G Sandoval, M.D.
Medical Director, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Program
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Kenneth H C Silver, M.D.
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG), Neurologic Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Stroke Rehabilitation
Daniel Raphael Aaron Sova, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Arthritis, Back Pain, Bursitis, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Epidural Injections, Image-Guided Interventional Procedures, Joint Injections, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Myofascial Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathies, Radiculopathy
Stacy Jennifer Suskauer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dominique Luong Vinh, M.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botox Spasticity Treatment, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation
Palmer, Jeffrey, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Retired from medical practice
Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Amputee Rehabilitation, Back Disorders, Degenerative Disc Disease, Dysphagia, Spinal Cord Injury and Dysfunction, Swallowing Disorders
