Nikola Dragojlovic, DO
- Assistant Professor
- Residency Program Director
- Attending Physician, Brain Injury and Stroke and Neuromuscular Programs, TIRR Memorial Hermann
- Clinical Service Chief, Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Services, TIRR Memorial Hermann
- Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR Certified
Biography
Dr. Nikola Dragojlovic is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He completed residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at UTHealth in Houston, where he served as chief resident. He then stayed to complete the brain injury medicine fellowship at UTHealth and TIRR Memorial Hermann.
Dr. Dragojlovic is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and brain injury medicine. He specializes in helping those with neurologic conditions and complex illnesses make the most of the rehabilitation and recovery. Through his residency and fellowship training, he developed a passion for neurologic rehabilitation and resident education. He is an member of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR). In his role as Residency Program Director, he oversees the administration of McGovern Medical School’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program, and enjoys shaping the educational experience for the next generation of rehabilitation physicians.
Education
- Fellowship
- Brain Injury Medicine, UT Health, Houston, TX (2017)
- Residency
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Health, Houston, TX (2016)
- Internship
- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (2013)
- Medical School
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY (2012)
- Undergraduate
- Biology-Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA (2004)
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- General Rehabilitation
- Neurorehabilitation
- Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Neurotrauma
- Polytrauma
Research Interests
- Outcomes in neurologic rehabilitation
- Resident education
Publications
Dragojlovic N, Romanoski NL, Bolger A, Friedlander T, Helkowski W, Huss SA, Jenkins JG, Knowlton T, Nguyen DH, Rand SE, Raum G, Sullivan W, Tonkin BK, Escalon MX. Association of Academic Physiatrists Residency and Fellowship Program Directors’ Resident Recruitment Subcouncil Position Paper on Residency Recruitment. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Jun 1;103(6):561-565. PMID: 38363773.
Dragojlovic N, Romanoski NL, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Francisco GE. Prevalence and Treatment Characteristics of Spastic Hypertonia on First-Time Admission to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Apr 1;101(4):348-352. PMID: 34121067.
Pharmacology of Anti-Spasmodics, chapter in Decision Making in Pain Management, Third Edition. Dragojlovic N, Verduzco-Gutierrez M. Editor: Nagpal, Ameet. 2016.
Dragojlovic N, Plummer CJ III, Warnick N (2023). Tracts, Toxins, and Tonics – TBI for Trainees, Academy of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 2/22/23, Anaheim, CA.
Romanoski N, Kryger M, Dragojlovic N (2023). Unique Considerations in ITB Therapy, Academy of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 2/24/23, Anaheim, CA .
Dragojlovic N, Jenkins J (2022). AAP Residency & Fellowship Program Directors Council GME Task Force Update: ERAS Supplemental Application, Academy of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 5/24/22, New Orleans, LA.
Dragojlovic N, Jenkins J (2022). AAP Residency & Fellowship Program Directors Council GME Task Force Update: Residency Programs’ Code of Conduct, Academy of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 5/24/22, New Orleans, LA