Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty, Residents, Fellows Represent UPMC at AAPM&R 2025 Annual Assembly
October 27, 2025
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) 2025 Annual Assembly brought the physiatric community together October 22-25 in Salt Lake City, UT, to connect, learn, and share their expertise through presentations, workshops, and networking sessions.
UPMC faculty, residents, fellows, and researchers were well-represented with a variety of presentations and poster sessions, including the following:
Faculty Presentations
- Karen Barr, MD
- Enhancing Transplant Success: The Role of Physiatry in Recovery and Rehabilitation
- Michael Munin, MD
- Ultrasound Guidance for Cranio-Cervical Chemodenervation Procedures
- Hand On Ultrasound Guidance for Limb Chemodenervation Procedures: Improving Patient Outcomes from Limb Chemodenervation Procedures
- Joseph Shivers, MD
- Preparing for 2026: Telehealth Coding & Billing Essentials
- Amit Sinha, MD
- Pediatric Advanced Clinical Focus Day: PRM Leadership Stories: Career Reflections and Developing Future PRM Leaders
- Christoper Standaert, MD
- The Current State of Interdisciplinary Spine Care
Resident Presentations
- Andrew Nowak, MD
- Running Medicine: Mythbusters for the Modern Runner
- Drew Redepenning, MD
- Impact of Depression During Inpatient Rehabilitation on Health, Participation, and Satisfaction with Life at One-Year Post-Injury for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
- Catherine Stauffer, MD
- Empowering Physiatrists to Support Adaptive Athletes: Outcomes from an Interdisciplinary Educational Workshop
Resident Posters
- Natalie Curley, MD
- Factors Associated with Activity Levels in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain
- Robin Tipps, MD
- Morphologic and Viscoelastic Properties of the Patellofemoral Joint Restraining Structures in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
- Samuel Glaisher, MD
- Screen Sensitivity in a World of Increasing Screen Time: Leveraging Technology to Improve Functional Capacity
- Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Masquerades as Exacerbation of Chronic Spinal Stenosis: A Case Report
Learn more about AAPM&R by visiting the conference website.
