UPMC PM&R Faculty, Residents, and Fellows Presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) 2025 Annual Meeting
March 3, 2025
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were well-represented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Annual Meeting in Phoenix from February 25 to March 1, 2025.
Physiatry ’25 is the premier event for leaders and rising stars of physiatry and rehabilitation. The AAP calls it a remarkable assembly of forward-thinking physiatrists, educators, mentors, researchers, patient advocates, and more who join together for packed days of exceptional education, spirited networking events, and fun in the sun.
Learn more about how UPMC contributed to the meeting:
Faculty Presentations
Allison Bean, MD, PhD
Promise to Practice: Ethical Translation of Orthobiologics and Regenerative Therapeutics
Karen Barr, MD
Demonstrating the Value of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician – Novel Approaches in Partnering with Key Health Care Partners Through the Health Care Continuum
Karen Barr, MD, Kerry DeLuca, MD, and Kali Webb, DO, along with resident Haylie Kromer, DO
Be a Builder: Blueprints for Outpatient and Consult Service Programmatic Growth in an Academic Department
Jason Edinger, DO
Teach the Teachers – How to Teach PM&R to Different Medical School Learners
Amanda Harrington, MD
Managing Difficult, Disruptive, and Threatening Patients in PM&R Practice
Resident/Fellow Presentations and Posters
Jean-Luc Banks, MD
The Use of a Trauma-Informed Care Approach in a Patient with Functional Neurologic Disorder Undergoing Inpatient Rehabilitation
Krish Bharat, MD (& Franchesca Inay)
Anatomically-Driven Neuropharmacological Management of a Pontine Stroke: A Case Report
Clayton Bunting, DO
Healing Hands: Multidisciplinary Approach for Optimal Recovery in Severe Limb Injury
Michael Glicksman, MD
Genicular Nerve Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Refractory Knee Pain in a Young Soccer Player
Siulam Koo, DO (& Daniel Pan)
Brainstorming Solutions to Sympathetic Hyperactivity: A Case of Assessing Storming Months after Traumatic Brain Injury
Haylie Kromer, DO
"Urine" Control: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Reduction at an Inpatient Rehabilitation Institute
Patricia Maina, MD
Glottic Stenosis in Two Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation
Ryan Mortman, MD
Progressive Ascending Weakness in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Textbook Presentation?
Drew Redepenning, MD
Adaptive Video Gaming Participation Among Individuals with Physical Disabilities: Barriers and Facilitators
Elizabeth Runge, MD, PhD
Bulbar Motor Dysfunction Responsive to Baclofen in a Patient with Pineal Tumor
Will Schultze, DO
Severe Bilateral C5/6 Radiculopathies Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica: The Dangers of Delayed Diagnosis
Emily Solsrud, MD
Exploring Intranasal Baclofen for the Management of Status Dystonicus: A Case Study
Nicholas Tranchitella, MD
A Rare Presentation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Learn more about Physiatry ’25.
