Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) welcomes Micah Sells as a prosthetic resident in our Orthotics & Prosthetics (O&P) Lab. This year-long prosthetic residency, will allow Sells to build off the information learned in her master's program and allow her to perfect patient encounters.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) welcomes new faculty member Jenn Coker, Ph.D., MPH, FASIA effective May 30, 2025. Dr. Coker is joining the department as associate professor and co-director of the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center.
Congratulations to our newest class of graduating residents on their completion of the UAB Heersink School of MedicineDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program. Our 2025 graduates are Cynthia Francis, M.D., Vinayak Memula, M.D., Darien McNeill, M.D., and Jason Schroeder, M.D.
For many patients, it takes time to regain full consciousness after a brain injury, and some develop a disorder of consciousness (DOC). Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Assistant Professor Rachel Teranishi, M.D., a brain injury specialist, explains in this UAB MedCast why up to 40% of DOC cases are misdiagnosed and outlines what providers need to know about assessment, treatment, and long-term recovery.
Twelve UAB employees recently graduated from the Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) spring 2025 leadership development program. The program, presented by the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office (LDO), recognized its third cohort of graduates at a ceremony on June 5.
UAB Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation hosted the Kessler Foundation for on-site training as part of collaborative research project within the Spinal Cord Injury Model System. UAB is one of four research institutions participating in the study.
UAB Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Associate Professor Berdale S. Colorado, D.O., MPH was selected to receive the 2025 Innovators & Influencers Award by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) is proud to announce the first Fellow selected for their North American Spine Society (NASS) recognized Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine (ISMM) Fellowship.
Johan Latorre, M.D., MS, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), is the junior faculty winner of the Dean’s Excellence Award for Faculty in Access & Engagement by UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
Fourteen UAB chief residents recently completed the Chief Residents Leadership Development Workshop. The program, presented by the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office, was held on May 9, 2025.
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce the 19 winners of the 2025 Dean's Excellence Awards for Faculty.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) recognizes Michael Neville and Vicky Ott. The two have been participating in the UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) research project for 50 years.
UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Assistant Professor Radhika Sharma, M.D. is featured on UAB MedCast to discuss spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
The UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office recently recognized eight individuals in its sixth cohort of Sharing Authentically to Inspire and Lead (SAIL). The spring 2025 graduates were honored at a ceremony on April 8.
The Association of Academic Physiatrists honored the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of PM&R Associate Professor Berdale S. Colorado, D.O., MPH with the 2025 AAP Early Career Academician Award.
As international events like the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and 2025 Invictus Games put adaptive sports into the spotlight and, locally, the University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team recently earned a fifth consecutive national championship, a team spearheaded by UAB hopes to have a big impact on the health of these athletes.
The AHSAA Super 7 football state championship games showcased more than just athletic talent this past year. Patients from the UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine clinic and Children’s of Alabama took center stage as honorary captains, representing resilience, determination, and hope on the state’s largest high school sports stage.
Twenty-two UAB leaders graduated among the ninth cohort of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership on Dec. 11, 2024. Institute for Leadership is a flagship program of the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office, an organization dedicated to providing tools and training to empower UAB Medicine’s leaders and the individuals and groups they manage.
Twenty-two UAB employees recently graduated from the Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) fall 2024 leadership development program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office (LDO), recognized its second cohort of graduates at a ceremony on Nov. 7.
UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office welcomed 22 individuals in its ninth cohort of Institute for Leadership in August 2024.