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                                            Gerard E. Francisco, MD
                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                - The Wulfe Family Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Chairman and Professor (with tenure), Distinguished Teaching Professor, UT Systems
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Scientist, TIRR Memorial Hermann
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified
 
                                                                                                                                                        
                                            
                                            
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                                                Manisha Bawa, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Memorial Hermann Southwest 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - General Rehabilitation 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Shuo-Hsiu (James) Chang, PT, PhD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Administrative Director, UTHealth NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Clinical Scientist, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research: Lower Limb exoskeletons; Motor Recovery 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Bradley Chi, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury and Stroke Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Matthew E. Davis, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Clinical Director, Spinal Cord Medicine, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Spinal Cord Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Nikola Dragojlovic, DO
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate 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 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Christopher M. Falco, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Fellowship Director, Brain Injury Medicine 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Clinical Chief, Neurobehavioral Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Gerard E. Francisco, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - The Wulfe Family Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Chairman and Professor (with tenure), Distinguished Teaching Professor, UT Systems 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Scientist, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Joel E. Frontera, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Vice Chair of Education 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Spinal Cord Medicine, ABPMR certified, Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Carolina Gutiérrez, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, Continuing Medical Education Program 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Stacey L. Hall, DO
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Co-Director, Medical Student Experience 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Medical Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ABPMR Certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Isaac Hernandez Jimenez, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Program Director, Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Spinal Cord Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Spinal Cord Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Richard Huang, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Vice Chair of Wellness and Faculty Development 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation, TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Cindy Ivanhoe, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Clinical Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, Spasticity and Associated Syndromes of Movement (SPASM), TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Simra Javaid, DO
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Pediatric Rehabilitation Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Prathap J. Joseph, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Vice Chair of Clinical Operations 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury and Stroke and Neuromuscular Programs, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Radha Korupolu, MD, MS
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Spinal Cord Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Spinal Cord Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Sheng Li, MD, PhD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Professor, Vice Chair of Discovery and Advancement 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, UTHealth Houston NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director of NeuroRehabiliation Research Lab 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - UTHealth Houston PMR Department, McGovern Medical School 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician , Board-certified in PM&R and Brain Injury Medicine ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Research, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Matthew Lin, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Clinical Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Elaine Magat, BSPT, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Medical Director, TIRR Memorial Hermann Outpatient Medical Clinic 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury, Stroke and Spasticity Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Claudia Ilissa Martinez, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Spinal Cord Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Spinal Cord Medicine , ABPMR Certified  
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Michael Nguyen, MD, MPH
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury & Stroke Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Peter Riedel, DO
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, TIRR Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Mary E. Russell, DO, MS
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Vice Chair of Quality & Compliance 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Medical Director, TIRR Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Ajai Sambasivan, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Musculoskeletal and Interventional Pain Consultation Service Lead, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Tatiana Schnur, PhD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Houston 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University  
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Argyrios Stampas, MD, MS
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Research, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Research: Neurogenic bladder, neuromodulation, early interventions, outcomes, Spinal Cord Medicine, ABPMR certified, Brain Injury Medicine, ABPMR certified 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Ryan Stork, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Co-Director, Medical Student Experience 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, Brain Injury Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Maryam Sultan, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, UT Physicians Pelvic Disorders Clinic 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Vinay Vanodia, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Director, Limb Loss, Prosthetics & Orthotics 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Amputee Rehabilitation, TIRR Memorial Hermann 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Alexander Wu, MD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Assistant Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Attending Physician, TIRR Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                     
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                Nuray Yozbatiran, PT, PhD
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                    - Associate Professor 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Neuromodulation and Rehabilitation Laboratories, UTHealth NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann