Faculty

Name: Kevin M. Means, MD
Title: Chairman
Rank: Professor
MD Degree: Howard University School of Medicine
Residency: PM&R, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1986
Special Interests: Geriatric rehabilitation, rehabilitation of balance disorders / falls, and disability in minority populations.
Research Activity: Same as above

Name: Pamela S. Brown, MD
Rank: Associate Professor
MD Degree: Ohio State University
Residency: PM&R, U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1987
Special Interests: Multiple sclerosis, Cancer rehabilitation

Name: Richard Gray, MD
Rank: Associate Professor
MD Degree: Tufts University Medical School
Residency: PM&R, University of Minnesota
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1985
Special Interests: Neuro-rehabilitation, Outcomes management

Name: Thomas S. Kiser, MD
Rank: Associate Professor
MD Degree: University of Missouri - Columbia
Residency: PM&R, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: MPH, Tulane University
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1997, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Special Interests: Spinal Cord Injury and Spasticity
Research Activity: Mobilization after deep venous thrombosis, pressure sore prevention in spinal cord injury

Name: Patrick Kortebein, M.D.
Rank: Assistant Professor
MD Degree: Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship:  Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Rochester, MN
Residency: PM&R, Mayo Clinic, Rochster, MN
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 2002
Special Interests: Deconditioning, Non-operative Musculoskeletal/Spine Medicine, EMG
Research Activity: Rehabilitation for Deconditioning, Therapeutic Exercise for Cancer Patients

 

Name: David F. Neale, MD
Rank: Assistant Professor
MD Degree: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Residency: PM&R, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1990; Family Practice, 1985
Special Interests: Orthopedic medicine, neuropathic feet, electrodiagnosis, motorpoint blocks
Research Activity: Wound management
Hobbies: Fly-fishing, auto restoration, cycling
 

Name: Kimberly G. Adametz, MD
Rank: Assistant Professor
MD Degree: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Residency: PM&R, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1997

Name:  Eldon G. Schulz, M.D.
Rank:  Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

M.D. Degree:  University of South Dakota School of Medicine

Residency:  Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego

Fellowship:  Developmental Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts

Board Certification:  Pediatrics, 1988

Clinical Interests:  ADHD, methylphenidate, cerebral palsy, developmental delay

Research Interests:  methylphenidate - placebo effect, motor function in children with Down Syndrome

Conditions/Diseases Treated:  Children's voice problems

Developmental Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Name: Vikki A. Stefans, MD
Rank: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaton
MD Degree: Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 1985; Pediatrics, 1985
Special Interests: Pediatric rehabilitation, disability-related electronic mailing lists, dysphagia, functional outcomes, seating and orthotics, pulmonary rehabilitation in neuromuscular diseases
Research Activity: Functional Outcomes
Hobbies: Choir-singing, computer programs
 

Developmental Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Name: Esther H. Tompkins, D.O.
Rank: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Degree: D.O. Degree, Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine, 1994

Residency: Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Certification: American Board of PM&R, 2001
Special Interests: Traumatic Brain Injury, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Injury, Musculoskeltal disorders,

Conditions/diseases treated:  Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy

Developmental Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation