Faculty
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Physicians
Heakyung Kim, M.D.
- Professor and Chair
- Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research
Heather Adair, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Neurorehabilitation, General Rehabilitation
Kim Barker, M.D.
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Cancer, Complex Medical, General Rehabilitation
Surendra Barshikar, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Director Ambulatory Services UTSW and Parkland
- Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation
Haibi Cai, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Raymond Cheng, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jean de Leon, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Wounds, Post-Acute Care
Michael Fediw, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Cancer Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation
Fatma Gul, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Director, Intrathecal Pump Program/Spasticity Program
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
Nneka Ifejika, M.D., M.P.H.
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Sciences, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics
- Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program
- Stroke, Neurorehabilitation
Donald Kasitinon, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Merrine Klakeel, D.O.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury, Wounds
Karen Kowalske, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Charles and Peggy Galvin Professorship in Physical Medicine
- Burns, Wounds, Amputee, General Rehabilitation
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
Susan Murphy, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Geriatric and General Rehabilitation
Shanti Pinto, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Director, Medical Student Education
Benjamin Nguyen, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation
Kelly Scott, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Director, Residency Program
- Pelvic Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis
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
Spine Program
Nasser Ayyad, D.O.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Interventional Spine
Renee Enriquez, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal
Ankit Patel, M.D.
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Interventional Spine
Sunny Sharma, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Interventional Spine
Kavita Trivedi, D.O.
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Co-Director, UTSW Spine Program
- Interventional Spine
Pediatric Physiatrists
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
Rehabilitation Psychology
Nyaz Didehbani, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry
Jason Smith, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry
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
Yen-Sheng Lin, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Yi-Ting Tzen, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Susan Knapton, M.D.
- Inpatient rehabilitation physiatrist
Veterans Affairs Physicians
Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
- Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Spine and Musculoskeletal and Electrodiagnosis
Bridget Bennett, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Service Chief, SCI
- Spinal Cord Injury
Elham Cohen, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jeanette Colson, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- General Rehabilitation
Fadeel Mahmood, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- SCI
Mona Mirchandani, D.O.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Gargi Raval, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Wei-Han Tan, M.D.
- Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- SCI
Weibin Yang, M.D.
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Service Chief, PMR
- General Rehabilitation
Advanced Practice Providers
Rita Fulmer, APRN
- Spine Program
Stephanie Georgoudiou, APRN
- Wounds
Patricia Gordon, APRN
- Intrathecal Pump, Neurorehabilitation
Haben Hissehak, PA
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
Patricia Krohn, APRN
- Intrathecal Pump
Wendy Moore, APRN
- Spine Program
Laura Ridnour, PA
- Pediatric Rehabilitation