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 highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Osteotomy.

Sarah Korth, M.D. is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She serves as an attending physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Korth’s interests include neuroplasticity of the developing brain, maximizing mobility, spasticity management, neurogenic bowel and bladder management, and a whole-person approach to management of children and adults with congenital conditions, including cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Dr. Korth’s rehabilitation-focused care aims to help people with congenital and acquired disabilities reach their maximum function. Dr. Korth also has an ongoing interest in methods of decreasing health disparities in developing countries. While in medical school, Dr. Korth initiated and developed a sustainable-changes health program called The Paraiso Project in rural Dominican Republic that she actively continues to direct. Dr. Korth is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocele, Cerebral Palsy, and Neurogenic Bowel.

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 highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spasticity, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

"Dr. Melissa K. Trovato is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also is the director of inpatient rehabilitation for the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The unit serves children and adolescents with decreased function due to issues that include brain and spinal-cord injuries, complex medical conditions, orthopedic surgery and chronic pain. She earned her undergraduate degree from Salem College and her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, as well as a two-year pediatric rehabilitation fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She joined the Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger Institute faculties in 2001. Dr. Trovato is a member of the American Association of Physiatrists, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Contact for Research Inquiries 707 North Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Phone: (443) 923-9440 trovato@kennedykrieger.org Selected Publications Kramer ME, Suskauer SJ, Christensen JR, DeMatt EJ, Trovato MK, Salorio CF, Slomine BS. “Examining acute rehabilitation outcomes for children with total functional dependence after traumatic brain injury: a pilot study.” J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(5):361-70. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31824da031. Trovato MK, Bradley E, Slomine BS, Salorio CF, Christensen JR, Suskauer SJ. “Physical Abilities and Mobility Scale: reliability and validity in children receiving inpatient rehabilitation for acquired brain injury.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Jul;94(7):1335-41. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.12.004. Epub 2012 Dec 16. Suskauer SJ, Trovato MK. ""Update on pharmaceutical intervention for disorders of consciousness and agitation after traumatic brain injury in children."" PM&R. 2013 Feb;5(2):142-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.08.021. Tailor YI, Suskauer SJ, Sepeta LN, Ewen JB, Dematt EJ, Trovato MK, Salorio CF, Slomine BS. “Functional status of children with encephalitis in an inpatient rehabilitation setting: a case series.” J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2013;6(3):163-73. doi: 10.3233/PRM-130248. Suskauer SJ, Trovato MK, Zabel TA, Comi AM. “Physiatric findings in individuals with Sturge-Weber syndrome.” Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Apr;89(4):323-30. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ca23a8.". Dr. Trovato is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Rett Syndrome.

Dr. Tae Hwan Chung is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and neurology at Johns Hopkins. His areas of training and expertise include neuromuscular disorders and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Thanks to his diverse background, Dr. Chung is uniquely positioned to diagnose and treat a variety of neuromuscular conditions and pathology by using electrodiagnostic procedures and immune and rehabilitative treatments. Dr. Chung is particularly interested in rehabilitative treatments and therapeutic exercise for various neuromuscular diseases, such as myositis, peripheral neuropathy and motor neuron diseases. Dr. Chung runs a multidisciplinary rehabilitation clinic with the Johns Hopkins neuromuscular rehabilitation team, which he helped develop with physical, occupational and speech therapists, who are dedicated to helping patients with rare neuromuscular diseases. Note for patients: If you were scheduled with Dr. Chung through the Myositis Center, please use this contact number: (410) 550-6962. If you've been referred to Dr. Chung to address postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), please note that his POTS clinic is in Lutherville at the Green Spring Station. If you would like to make a contribution using a credit card to support the Neuromuscular and Myositis Rehabilitation Program, please visit our secure online giving page by clicking here. Dr. Chung is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Myositis, Central Core Disease, and Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy.

Dr. Albert Recio is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include spinal cord injury, spasticity management, wound healing, paralysis restoration and aquatics medicine. He is a physician in the paralysis restoration program at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and medical director for the aquatics medicine program there. Dr. Recio received his medical degree from the Perpetual Help College of Medicine in the Philippines. He began internship training there and completed it at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Recio did his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, which is associated with Harvard Medical School. He then performed a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at University of Washington Medical Center. His research interests include functional electrical stimulation, activity-based restoration therapy and electrical stimulation for wound healing. For more than 15 years, Dr. Recio has been a volunteer physician for medical missions in the Republic of the Philippines. He is a member of the American Paraplegia Society, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Recio is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Transverse Myelitis, and Spasticity.

Dr. R. Samuel Mayer is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests include complications of critical illness, spine disorders, pain management, disorders of muscle tone and cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer serves as the director of cancer rehabilitation, director of undergraduate medical education and residency program director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He graduated from the honors program in medical education at Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rush Medical College. He was chair of the Committee on Medical Education for the American Medical Student Association while he was a medical student. After completing his residency, he remained on faculty at Rush Medical College, eventually becoming the residency program director and acting chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins in 2001. Dr. Mayer serves as director of the Medical Student Summer Clinical Experience in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the Association of Academic Physiatrists. He is Editor in Chief of Knowledge NOW, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation's online encyclopedia of the field. In 2014, he was named Distinguished Clinician by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Wai Foo is a Pain Medicine provider in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Foo is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Cervical Spondylosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, and Invertebral Disc Disease. Dr. Foo is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Tracy Friedlander is a clinical associate specializing in neurological rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her focus is on helping patients manage spasticity (a muscle control disorder) through a variety of treatment approaches. Dr. Friedlander graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She interned at Mercy Medical Center and completed her residence in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Videos Dr. Tracy FriedlanderNeurological Rehabilitation Selected Publications Henrikson CA , Howell EE , Bush DE , Miles JS , Meininger GR , Friedlander T , Bushnell AC , Chandra-Strobos N. Prognostic usefulness of marginal troponin T elevation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Feb; 93(3): 275-279. Henrikson CA , Howell EE , Bush DE , Miles JS, Meininger GR , Friedlander T , Bushnell AC , Chandra-Strobos N. Chest pain relief by nitroglycerin does not predict active coronary artery disease. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2003 Dec; 139(12): 979-986 Courses & Syllabi Inpatient Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Friedlander is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Spasticity.

Ning Cao, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in stroke and brain injury rehabilitation. She has training and expertise using nerve block and botulinum toxin injections for spasticity management and robotic-assisted technology to help patients recover and regain independence after brain injury and other neurologic conditions. In addition, she is a musculoskeletal sonographer and performs acupuncture for stroke recovery and pain management. Dr. Cao obtained her medical degree from the Hebei Medical University in China. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Albert Einstein Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Cao has served as an attending physician and a director of stroke rehabilitation programs in several medical centers, most recently at MossRehab/Jefferson Health. She has held her academic appointment as clinical associate professor in rehabilitation medicine at Thomas Jefferson University since 2020. Dr. Cao’s research focuses on improving quality of care and outcomes for patients who experience stroke. She led several research projects, including investigation of the feasibility and efficacy of robotic-assisted gait training in inpatient rehabilitation setting and effectiveness of early rehabilitation program for COVID patients. Dr. Cao has co-authored numerous research papers and presented her findings at national and international rehabilitation conferences. Dr. Cao has served as a mentor and an educator helping train many medical students, residents and fellows across several programs. Dr. Cao is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Alien Hand Syndrome.

Dr. Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She specializes in rehabilitation after amputation, neurorehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics, and the treatment of swallowing disorders and speech and language disorders after stroke. Dr. Gonzalez-Fernandez received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a member of numerous scientific societies, including the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Dysphagia Research Society. Dr. Fernandez is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Stroke, Phantom Limb Pain, Leg or Foot Amputation, and Gastrostomy.

Christopher Bednarek is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Dundalk, Maryland. Dr. Bednarek is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Cervical Spondylosis, Fibromyalgia, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease. Dr. Bednarek is currently accepting new patients.

Jay Karri is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Karri is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Spasticity. Dr. Karri is currently accepting new patients.

Marisa Flavin is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flavin is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Myotonia Congenita, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Flavin is currently accepting new patients.

Laura Black is a Physiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Black is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Recessive Chondrodysplasia Punctata 1, and Chondrodysplasia Punctata with Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency.

Nicholas Anastasio is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Anastasio is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Tendinitis, Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, and Bursitis. Dr. Anastasio is currently accepting new patients.

Kritis Dasgupta is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dasgupta is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Subdural Hematoma, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Dr. Dasgupta is currently accepting new patients.

Cecilia Cordova Vallejos, M.D., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician specializing in sports medicine. Her expertise is in treating patients with musculoskeletal conditions, including overuse and acute injuries and chronic conditions affecting the joints (shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle, spine, and others), tendons and ligaments, and her passion is adaptive sports. Dr. Cordova is experienced in interventional and diagnostic musculoskeletal sonography. She uses this technology to help diagnose musculoskeletal conditions and determine the best treatment approach. She also has a great interest in adaptive sports as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion in sports. Her contributions in these areas have allowed her to become a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Olympic and Paralympic Sports Medicine and Sports Science Committee, to be chosen as part of ACSM’s Emerging Physician Leaders Program, and to become a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She is a strong believer of exercise as medicine, and treats athletes of all abilities and levels — from new and developing to high-level athletes and para-athletes — who have decided to be active for health reasons, are recovering from injury or who want to improve their performance. A graduate of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Dr. Cordova completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where she also completed her sports medicine fellowship. Her research interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in sports, focusing on access to sports, adaptive sports injuries and prevention, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Selected Publications Córdova Vallejos C, Henríquez MR, Márquez E, Romero J, Velez KA, Bosques G. Rehabilitación para todos: Embracing LatinX diversity in physiatry. PM&R. 2022 Jun;14(6):706-710. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12819. PMID: 35736576. J Torres, C Avilés, C Córdova, F Fernández, M Salgado, S Iacobelli. Tenosinovitis química de dedo medio por corticoides intraarticulares con evolución a síndrome compartimental en paciente con lupus eritematoso sistémico. Rev. chil. reumatol, 31(4) 239-242, 2015. Morgenroth DC, Knowlton T, Apkon S, Blauwet CA, Burns AS, Vallejos CC, Frontera W, Hearn SL, Jayabalan P, Lim PA, Moroz A, Perret D, Powell D, Puderbaugh M, Rivers WE, Sowa G, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Celnik PA. Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Physiatry: An Environmental Scan. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Feb 1;102(2):159-165. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002127. Epub 2022 Oct 15. PMID: 36634238. Salgado, M., Córdova, C., Avilés, C., & Fernández, F. (2016). A Case Report of Curettage and Kryptonite® use in Proximal Femur Intraosseous Lipoma. Journal of orthopedic case reports, 6(2), 98–99. https://doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.458. Her top area of expertise is Concussion.

Daniel Krasna, M.D., is a fellowship-trained Brain Injury Medicine physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He specializes in treating patients who have had a brain injury regardless of the cause including trauma, spontaneous bleed, and lack of oxygen. This includes helping manage their behaviors, guiding their therapies, and providing interventions for spasticity. He completed his residency at Schwab Rehabilitation / University of Chicago in Illinois and his Brain Injury fellowship at Moss Rehabilitation/ Einstein Healthcare in Elkins Park, PA. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Malcolm Winkle, M.D., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who specializes in treating patients with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, with a focus on rehabilitation after spinal cord injury and dysfunction. Dr. Winkle obtained his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York, where he also completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Then, he completed a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. His research interests include functional recovery after spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal ultrasound and management of spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Concussion, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Malcolm Moses–Hampton, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship trained interventional pain physician available for patient consultation. Dr. Moses-Hampton was raised in Baltimore county and completed his primary education at McDonogh School. He went onto Davidson College and Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina, where he completed his undergraduate and medical school education respectively. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and completed his medical training with a Pain Management fellowship focused on interventional pain procedures and techniques at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.Dr. Moses-Hampton has interests in utilizing multimodal pain management to decrease pain and increase function. He is a proponent of neuromodulation and minimally invasive spine procedures to reduce the burden of chronic pain. Given his background in musculoskeletal rehabilitation he is also interested in managing pain in the extremities, abdomen and pelvis with ultrasound guided procedures.Dr. Moses-Hampton is a member of the North American Neuromodulation Society, Spine Intervention Society, and the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.When he’s not with patients, Dr. Moses-Hampton enjoys time at home with his wife and son. He is interested in powerlifting, judo, and archery as ways to stay active and healthy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Spinal Stenosis, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Jessica Engle, D.O., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in cancer rehabilitation, with clinic locations in the Baltimore metropolitan area and Washington. Dr. Engle uses a multidisciplinary approach to treat the whole patient throughout the cancer care continuum. Her focus is on addressing cancer and impairments related to cancer treatment. She aims to improve quality of life, and maintain and improve function whenever possible. Dr. Engle is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in cancer rehabilitation at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Stony Brook University. Videos Dr. Jessica Engle. Dr. Engle is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Lymphedema, and Meige Disease.

Amanda Morrow is a Physiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Morrow is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocele, Neurogenic Bowel, and Tethered Cord Syndrome.

Michael DeMarco is a Pain Medicine provider in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. DeMarco is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

Preeti Raghavan, M.B.B.S., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation. Dr. Raghavan is the director of the Center of Excellence in Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation at the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute, as well as the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation. She uses innovative approaches to rehabilitation from stroke and other brain injuries and holds several patents for new technologies to support stroke recovery. Dr. Raghavan is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where she also serves as a vice chair for research. She completed a research fellowship in motor control and learning at Columbia University after a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research interests include the recovery of arm and hand function after brain injury, treatment of muscle stiffness, improving access to cost-effective stroke rehabilitation and investigating how emotional regulation interacts with recovery. Dr. Raghavan is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Athetosis, Myotonia Congenita, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.