Dr. Mary Spires

Dr. Rodriguez is Medical Director of the Wheelchair Seating Clinic and PM&R Administrator in the Michigan Bowel Control Clinic and the Wound Care Clinic. She has been actively involved in research with the Spinal Cord Injury Model System. She has written and collaborated on several research publications and written chapters on SCI sequelae in premier journals and textbooks in PM&R. Dr. Rodriguez has been recognized for her teaching of trainees with the Silver Crutch award. She is the associate SCI fellowship program director. She also serves on the International Standards and Autonomic Standards Committees, two crucial committees of the American Spinal Injury Association that are responsible for development of any new standards documents related to SCI, continuous review and improvement of the existing ASIA documents on neurological and autonomic standards and development and oversight of the International Data Sets project. Dr. Rodriguez is highly rated in 43 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, Spasticity, and Autonomic Dysreflexia.

Virginia Nelson is a Physiatrist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nelson is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Brachial Plexopathy, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, and Cerebral Palsy.

Dr. Eckner is the Director of Clinical Research at Michigan NeuroSport. He works with the sports medicine programs at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. His primary area of research interest is mild traumatic brain injury in athletes. His research addresses concussion assessment using a simple clinical test of reaction time; the neck’s role in concussion susceptibility and the potential role for neck strengthening as an intervention to reduce an athlete’s concussion risk; concussion biomechanics using body-worn impact sensors; and assessment of the short- and long-term effects of concussion and sport-associated head trauma on an athlete’s neurocognitive health. His current research funding includes a K23 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health, as well as research grants from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, US Department of Defense, University of Michigan Injury Center, and Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Eckner is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury.