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From sports nutrition and cutting-edge rehabilitation tools to real-world strategies for concussion care, the 2026 Robert A.

UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine is extending its educational impact beyond Birmingham, serving as a clinical training resource for athletic training programs across Alabama through a growing series of invited lectures and hands-on labs.

The UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center hosted the 18th annual Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Leadership Forum April 15–17, welcoming rehabilitation professionals from across the country to share expertise and strengthen collaboration in traumatic brain injury care.

For people with disabilities, weather preparedness can include additional considerations: access to power for medical equipment, accessible transportation and shelter options, and maintaining essential supplies. Here are some tips to help prepare.

To ensure a safe and successful transition home, the UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers the PM&R Bridge Clinic, a follow-up program designed to maintain continuity of care after discharge.

New clinical services and specialty programs are expanding access to high-quality care in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.

A rise in research funding within UAB’s Department of Family and Community Medicine highlights its expanding research impact.

The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery will host the 3rd annual Heroes and Healers event on Friday, May 1, 2026 at the UAB Alys Stephens Center. The event celebrates survivors of traumatic injury, as well as the medical care teams and first responders who saved their lives and helped them on the road to recovery.

This National Social Work Month, social workers from across UAB have a message for the community: medical social workers are an integral part of the health system.

UAB Medicine's Leadership Development Office (LDO) recently celebrated the graduation of a group of clinical and operational leaders who successfully completed the High Performing Care Collaborative (HPCC) program.

Many things in life shift when you experience a spinal cord injury. How you move, care for your body, and complete daily tasks can change. One aspect of life post-injury that may be an unexpected, and literal roadblock, is the lack of accessibility in public spaces.

Following a successful Match Day 2026, four physicians will join the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) as incoming residents into their four-year categorical program. 

UAB Department of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Distinguished Professor Robert Brunner, M.D. has been appointed the Women's Committee of the Spain Rehabilitation Center Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Neuroscience Research.

This rare brain condition causes a person’s hand to move without intention or control.

Recognizing the importance of emotional and physical well-being, the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation launched a wellness initiative to support its faculty and staff.

The Association of Academic Physiatrists has selected UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Robert B. Kyle Endowed Professor and Chair Vu Q. C. Nguyen, M.D., MBA, to receive the 2026 AAP Outstanding Mentor Award.

Patients at the amputee clinic can receive prothesis sockets faster with the new 3D printer.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has named its chief residents for the 2026–27 academic year. Charlotte DeRose, D.O. will serve as administrative chief resident, and Victoria Christian, D.O. will serve as education chief resident beginning July 1, 2026.

UAB Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is expanding access to rehabilitation medicine services across Birmingham with the opening of a new clinic at UAB Medicine One Inverness location. This new clinic space is focused on Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine. 

The Empowered Care Program supports individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury connecting them with the resources and support they need to achieve better overall wellness. One component of this focuses on social activity and connection.

Yuying Chen, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the UAB Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (CEDHARS) and professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), has received a 2-year, $199,029 research grant from the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Research Foundation to lead a national study examining the demographic profile of and...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Associate Professor and UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System Project Director Rachel Cowan, Ph.D., was selected to serve a second term in the UAB Faculty Senate. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation welcomed members of Merz Therapeutics North America for an official ribbon cutting ceremony at the state-of-the-art simulation training room in the new UAB Rehabilitation Pavilion.

Amplitude magazine announced their Reader's Choice Awards honoring outstanding prosthetic professionals. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Orthotics & Prosthetics Lab and team members Dylan Baas, Brandy Crawford, Brian Mueller, and Randy Odgers all received first place in their categories.

On any given day at UAB Hospital-Highlands, Berdale Colorado, D.O., MPH, might be helping a ballet dancer recover from a foot injury, performing a platelet-rich plasma injection on a tennis player’s elbow, or diagnosing a nerve injury.

The UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is proud to have thirteen providers honored by UAB’s Office of Patient Experience and Engagement for delivering an outstanding patient experience. Each provider achieved a remarkable 95% or higher rating on patient satisfaction surveys ranking them among the top performers across UAB Medicine.

Rachel Teranishi, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, received a grant from UAB’s Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (CEDHARS) to partner with LoveYourBrain — an organization that develops programs for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury focusing on mindfulness, yoga, psychoeducation, and nutrition.

UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center is a leading provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation services. Teams of specialists use innovative therapies to deliver the highest levels of inpatient and outpatient care to those with an injury or disability, with the goal of improving long-term function and quality of life.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is excited to welcome new faculty members Daniel McBride, M.D. and Sabrina Thelen, PsyD.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) is excited to announce the creation of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine Fellowship, which will begin accepting applications in April 2026. Cassandra Buchanan Renfro, D.O. will serve as the program director and Radhika Sharma, M.D. will serve as assistant program director.