Our faculty members have access to the latest technologies and advancements in rehabilitative medicine. Learn more about our faculty by selecting their name below, or visit our Faculty Profiles Directory to search all faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Physicians

Kathleen Bell, M.D.

• Professor and Chair
• Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research
• Brain Injury, Stroke, General Rehabilitation

Jean de Leon, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Wounds, Post-Acute Care

Fatma Gul, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Director, Intrathecal Pump Program/Spasticity Program

Nitin Jain, M.D., M.P.H.

• Professor
• Vice Chair and Chief, Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine Musculoskeletal

Karen Kowalske, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Charles and Peggy Galvin Professorship in Physical Medicine
• Burns, Wounds, Amputee, General Rehabilitation

Benjamin Nguyen, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Kelly Scott, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Director, Medical Student Education
• Pelvic Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis

Kim Barker, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Director, Residency Program
• Cancer, Complex Medical, General Rehabilitation

Nneka Ifejika, M.D., M.P.H.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Sciences, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics
• Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program
• Stroke, Neurorehabilitation

Anjali Shah, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Multiple Sclerosis, Neurorehabilitation, Wheelchair/Seating

John Thottakara, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Chief of Service, Parkland Hospital
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Trauma

Heather Adair, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Neurorehabilitation, General Rehabilitation

Surendra Barshikar, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Director Ambulatory Services UTSW and Parkland
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Juan Cabrera, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation, General Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis

Michael Fediw, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Cancer Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation

Shelby Halsey, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brain Injury, Stroke, Neurorehabilitation

Isabel Huang, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Electrodiagnosis, General Rehabilitation

Merrine Klakeel, D.O.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Spinal Cord Injury, Wounds

Rupali Kumar, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Pelvic Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation

Marielisa Lopez, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• General Rehabilitation

Amy Mathews, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Elizabeth Meyer, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine, General Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis

Susan Murphy, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Geriatric and General Rehabilitation

Reed Williams, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine

Spine Program

Kavita Trivedi, D.O.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Co-Director, UTSW Spine Program
• Interventional Spine

Ankit Patel, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Interventional Spine

Renee Enriquez, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal

Nasser Ayyad, D.O.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Interventional Spine

Sunny Sharma, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Interventional Spine

Pediatric Physiatrists

Kelli Chaviano, D.O.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Didem Inanoglu, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Robert Rinaldi, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatrics

Clarice Sinn, D.O.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Rajashree Srinivasan, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Stephanie Tow, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Psychology

Jason Smith, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry

Nyaz Didehbani, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry

Marlene Vega, Psy.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Willa Vo, Psy.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Kristin Wilmoth, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Research

Yasin Dhaher, Ph.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Radha Holavanahalli, Ph.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Eric James, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Shannon Juengst, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Yen-Sheng Lin, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Candice Osborne, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Yi-Ting Tzen, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Veterans Affairs Physicians

Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.

• Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Spine and Musculoskeletal and Electrodiagnosis

Weibin Yang, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Service Chief, PMR
• General Rehabilitation

Bridget Bennett, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Service Chief, SCI
• Spinal Cord Injury

Joseph Carlock, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• SCI

Jeanette Colson, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• General Rehabilitation

Fadeel Mahmood, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• SCI

Maria Fides Manago Pacheco, M.D.

• Volunteer Faculty, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• SCI
• MS

Gargi Raval, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Richard Robinson, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury
• Neurorehabilitation

Wei-Han Tan, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• SCI

Advanced Practice Providers

Alyssa Jones, M.A.

• Rehabilitation Counseling, Case Management

Patricia Gordon, APRN

• Intrathecal Pump, Neurorehabilitation

Patricia Krohn, APRN

• Intrathecal Pump

Larah Brown, APRN

• Spine Program

Rita Fulmer, APRN

• Spine Program

Stephanie Georgoudiou, APRN

• Wounds

Wendy Moore, APRN

• Spine Program