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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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Syringomyelia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Osteotomy.

Dr. Philippines Cabahug is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cabahug completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins and got her clinical fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), where she joined the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury as a full-time physician. Dr. Cabahug has worked on several publications regarding Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Project focused on improving discharge paperwork. She is also an online contributor to “PM&R Knowledge Now,” the online resource of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Cabahug is the director of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK-US) at KKI. She runs two MSK-US clinics at KKI: a musculoskeletal diagnostic clinic and an ultrasound-guided intrathecal pump access clinic. Dr. Cabahug is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Syringomyelia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spasticity, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

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 Syringomyelia. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, Spasticity, and Troyer Syndrome.