Michael C. Munin, MD, is a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, with secondary appointments as professor of rehabilitation science and technology at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Otolaryngology.

In addition, he is medical director of the UPMC Spasticity Evaluation and Treatment Center and he directs the prosthetic rehabilitation clinic at UPMC.

Dr. Munin earned his medical degree in 1988 at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed an internal medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1989, then served as chief resident of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson from 1989 to 1992.

Dr. Munin is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Among his recent research and teaching awards are: Best Scientific Research paper in the established physiatrist category of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Fund; Excellence in Teaching Award, given by Pitt’s physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine residents; and Research Enrichment for Physiatarists from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research.

Dr. Munin also has authored numerous articles for scientific and clinical journals and three medical book chapters. He is frequently invited to speak at peer seminars and lectureships related to research.

Dr. Munin’s community service includes active membership and community education with the Arthritis Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He lives in O’Hara Township with his wife and daughter.