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Faculty

Symposium Directors

Francois Bethoux, MD
Department Chairman, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Rehabilitation Services, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Medical Director, Arts and Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic

Lainie Holman, MD, MFA
Department Chair, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chair, Medical Staff, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Planning Committee

Joanne Bickerton, MSN, APRN
Inpatient Nurse Practitioner
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cleveland Clinic

Alyssa DeCarlo, MS, OTR/L, MSCS
Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist
Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy
Cleveland Clinic

Danielle Griffin, MS, OTR/L, BCP, CKTP, CEIM
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation
Kids Choice Pediatric Rehab

Randy Karim PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS, MSCS
Clinical Specialist
Director of Neurologic PT Residency Program
Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy
Cleveland Clinic

Susan Linder, PT, DPT, NCS, PhD
Assistant Staff, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Cleveland Clinic

Gianinne Loerch, PT
Clinical Manager Therapy Services (Retired)
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Patricia (Trish) Martin, PT, CKTI, C/NDT
Director of Therapy Services (Retired)
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Merissa Poreda, PT, DPT
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Beth Rollins, CCC-SLP
Senior Speech Language Pathologist
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Nicole Wurstle, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cleveland Clinic

Guest Faculty

Elizabeth Barnes, PhD
Professor, Corcoran Department of Philosophy
University of Virginia

Sheital Bavishi, DO
Medical Director, TBI Rehabilitation Program
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University

Christina Hardesty, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS
re+active therapy and wellness
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy
University of Southern California

Lanie McManus, BA
Avon Lake Yoga

Raymond P. Onders MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Remen Chair in Surgical Innovation
University Hospitals
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Preeti Raghavan, MBBS
Director, Recovery and Rehabilitation
Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Andrew Roth, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, CSCS
Physical Therapist
O.R.A. Orthopedics

Tracy Shannon, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University

James Sulzer, PhD
Staff Scientist, Rehabilitation Institute, MetroHealth
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Case Western Reserve University

James R. Wilson, DO
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, MetroHealth
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Audrey Yasukawa, MOT, OTR/L, CKTI
Chief of Occupational Therapy (Retired)
La Rabida Children’s Hospital

Juliet Zakel, MD
Director, Spasticity Rehabilitation, MetroHealth
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland Clinic Faculty

Amy Cassady, PT

Katie Chae, PT, DPT, NCS

Amy Chan, PT, DPT, NCS

Danielle Cichon, PT, DPT, NCS

Hilary B. Coughlin, PT

Geraldine Dapul, MD, MA

Christina Duncan, MS, OTR/L, CDRS

Rachel Ference, PT, DPT

Keith Filip, PT, COMS, Med, MA

Sarah Fultz, PT, MPT, SCCE, CKTP, CCI

Connor Geer, DPT, NCS

Maureen Giardina, LISW, MSSA

Nicole Gipson, OTR/L

Kush Goyal, MD

Amanda Guberinic, PT, DPT, NCS

Juliet Hou, MD

Michelle Hudson, PT, DPT

Laura Kovach, MS, OTR/L, CBIS

Janet Kucinic, PT, MSPT

Lisa Leonard, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST, RYT

Andrew Lioi, PT, DPT, OCS

Liz May, MS, OTR/L

Matt Mitchkash, MD

Meghan Price, OTR/L

Noel Pristas, MD

Robert Robinson, PT, DPT

Junaid Siddiqui, MD, MRCP

Virginia Sullivan, OTD, OTR/L

Cristina Wells, PTA, ATC, MBA, CCI

Jennifer Williams, PT, DPT

Ernest Young, MD