Responsibilities

• Treats the effects and complications of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries, neurological diseases, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, cardiopulmonary illnesses, or other medical co-morbidities with the help of other subspecialists and internists. Serves as the team leader and admitting physician for inpatient rehabilitation patients. Also evaluates, treats and follows up these and similar patients in an outpatient setting. These conditions and diseases may include, but are not limited to pain disorders, obesity, amputations, osteoporosis and a number of other MSK and neurological problems.
• Treats soft tissue problems related to musculoskeletal systems and sports related soft tissue disorders.
• Studies signs and symptoms of chronic illnesses and evaluates their effect on function and independence.
• Designs customized and individualized treatment plans, depending on a patient’s disease and impairment....