Overview
Dr. Cristina L. Sadowsky is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include spinal cord injury and paralysis restoration. Dr. Sadowsky is also a founder and the clinical director of the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. This program was built on the philosophy that functional restoration is possible for a long time after an injury, utilizing structured medico-rehabilitative interventions through activity-based restorative therapies (ABRT). She serves as a section editor for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports and is a recurrent invited reviewer for several peer-reviewed medical journals and government and privately funded competitive grant awards for spinal cord injury related research. Dr. Sadowsky has organized numerous courses and seminars, and has been invited to lecture in different universities and at national and international meetings, such as the American Academy of PM&R, American Spinal Cord Injury Association, International Spinal Cord Society and many more. She has published several manuscripts in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals and chapters in prominent specialty books.
Dr. Sadowsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autonomic Dysreflexia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Osteotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD 21205
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Peter Gorman is a Neurologist and a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gorman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autonomic Dysreflexia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bladder, Autonomic Dysreflexia, and Spasticity. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Suzanne Groah is a Physiatrist in Mc Lean, Virginia. Dr. Groah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autonomic Dysreflexia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Neurogenic Bowel, Spasticity, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Groah is currently accepting new patients.
Kennedy Krieger Associates
Travis Edmiston, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in treating people with spinal cord injuries and dysfunction at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute. He uses modern treatment approaches that support all aspects of recovery after a spinal cord injury. Learn about scheduling an appointment with the Center for Spinal Cord Injury. Dr. Edmiston obtained his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University. He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins. Before joining Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger, Dr. Edmiston worked as an attending physician for the inpatient acute spinal cord injury unit at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Edmiston’s research interests focus on improving recovery and independence for people with spinal cord injury. He has been involved with several quality improvement efforts focused on opioid safety, improving rates of discharge to the community after injury and integrating the multispecialty rehabilitation team earlier into a patient’s hospital care. Dr. Edmiston is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autonomic Dysreflexia. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, Spasticity, and Troyer Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Sadowsky isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- ParaplegiaDr. Sadowsky isDistinguished. Learn about Paraplegia.
- SpasticityDr. Sadowsky isDistinguished. Learn about Spasticity.
- Advanced
- Muscle SpasmsDr. Sadowsky isAdvanced. Learn about Muscle Spasms.
- Neurogenic BowelDr. Sadowsky isAdvanced. Learn about Neurogenic Bowel.
- OpisthotonosDr. Sadowsky isAdvanced. Learn about Opisthotonos.
- OsteotomyDr. Sadowsky isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Experienced
- Autonomic DysreflexiaDr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Dysreflexia.
- Central Pain SyndromeDr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Central Pain Syndrome.
- Cerebral PalsyDr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Chronic PainDr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Decerebrate PostureDr. Sadowsky isExperienced. Learn about Decerebrate Posture.