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Louisville, KY 40202
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New Albany IN 47150
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Karen K. Bloom, M.D., F.A.C.P., is a graduate of Lehigh University. She received her M.D. from The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1985. She completed her Internal Medicine internship in 1986 at Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts. Dr. Bloom completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1989 following training at Boston University Medical Center, and Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bloom was board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1990. She received a subspecialty certification in Spinal Cord Medicine in 2000 from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In addition to practicing general rehabilitation medicine, Dr. Bloom has special interest in brain injury and pediatric patients. She has been Medical Director of the Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Pediatric Rehabilitation Programs at Frazier Institute in Louisville since 1996. Other areas of special interest are patients with spinal cord injuries and spasticity. She also provides other services such as management of Baclofen Pumps and Botox injections for spasticity. Dr. Bloom currently serves as Director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Dr. Bloom is a partner with Rehabilitation Associates, PSC, having joined the practice in 1993. She is on active staff at several area hospitals. Dr. Bloom has lectured nationally on brain injury, pediatric rehab, spinal cord injury and spasticity. She is a member of several international, national, state, and local professional organizations, and regularly completes continuing education in her field.

John M. Gormley, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1987. He received his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1991. Continuing at the University of Louisville, he completed his Internal Medicine internship in 1992. He began his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the New England Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, and completed the residency at University of Michigan in 1995. Dr. Gormley was board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1997.

Dr. Gormley practices general rehabilitation medicine. He has special interest in stroke and amputation rehabilitation, as well as rehabilitation for neuromuscular disorders. He participates in the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic at Baptist Hospital East. Dr. Gormley also performs special services such as Botox injections for spasticity and electromyograms.
Dr. Gormley joined Rehabilitation Associates, PSC in February 2002. He was previously in private practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is on active staff at several area hospitals, and is a member of several national, state, and local professional organizations. He regularly completes continuing education in his field.

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Chris R. Koford, MD , Resume to follow

 

 

Ethel P. Larosa, M.D., is a 1994 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Continuing at the University of Louisville, she completed internships in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in 1995. Dr. Larosa completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at Frazier Institute in Louisville in 1998. She is currently board eligible for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Larosa also completed a Pediatrics residency at the University of Louisville in 2000, and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

Dr. Larosa practices both adult and pediatric rehabilitation medicine. She has special interest in spasticity management for patients with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, or stroke. She manages Baclofen Pumps and performs Botox injections for spasticity. Dr. Larosa is also interested in musculoskeletal conditions such as chronic low back or myofascial pain.

Dr. Larosa joined Rehabilitation Associates, PSC in November 2001. She is on active staff at several area hospitals and a member of several local, state, and national professional organizations. She regularly completes continuing education in her field.

 

Kenneth A. Mook, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of the University of California at Davis. He received his M.S. in exercise physiology from the University of Louisville, and in 1993 received his Ph.D. in physiology, studying the effects of space flight on muscle atrophy and blood flow. He received his M.D. in 1994. Continuing at the University of Louisville, he completed an Internal Medicine internship in 1995, and his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Frazier Institute in Louisville in 1998. Dr. Mook is board certified (2000) through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Mook practices general rehabilitation medicine but has special interest in amputation and orthopaedic rehabilitation. Due to this interest, since 1997 he has served as Medical Advisor to Preahket Mealea Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, organizing the shipment of medical supplies and facilitating staff instruction - emphasizing rehabilitation and surgical techniques for amputations. He also assisted in establishing mobile clinics in the outlying villages of Phnom Penh, and currently oversees the weekly Amputee Clinic for Rehabilitation Associates, PSC. Dr. Mook is Medical Director of the Skilled Nursing Unit at Norton Southwest Hospital. He provides other services such as electromyography and Botox injections for spasticity.

Dr. Mook is a partner with Rehabilitation Associates, PSC, having joined this practice in 1999. He is on active staff at several area hospitals. Dr. Mook is a member of several national, state, and local professional organizations, and regularly completes continuing education in his field.

 

Colleen Dietz Nawab, M.D., graduated from Thomas More College in 1993 with degrees in biology and exercise physiology. She received her M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1997, receiving honors in multiple disciplines. Continuing at the University of Louisville, she completed her Internal Medicine internship in 1998. Her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency was completed in 2001 at Frazier Institute in Louisville, where she served as chief administrative resident. She was given the Aventis Award for top PM&R residents across the nation. Her research has been presented at the annual national PM&R meeting. Dr. Nawab is board eligible for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Nawab practices general rehabilitation medicine. She has special interest in operative and nonoperative spine rehabilitation, orthopaedic rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, and brain injury. Dr. Nawab also performs Botox injections for patients with spasticity.

Dr. Nawab joined Rehabilitation Associates, PSC in June 2001. She is on active staff at several area hospitals. She is a member of several local, state, and national professional organizations.

 

John C. Shaw, M.D., is a graduate of Drake University. He received his M.D. in 1965 from Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri. Following an internship at the University of Iowa in 1966, Dr. Shaw completed an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the University of North Carolina in 1972, and in 1982 completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Frazier Institute in Louisville. He completed a Rehab Surgery Fellowship at the University of Louisville with Frazier Rehab Center and Hand Surgery Associates in 1986. Dr. Shaw is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is board admissible by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Shaw served as a medical missionary for the Presbyterian Church, US, from 1972 through 1984. Throughout that period he served as Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics, Chief of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department and Crippled Children Program, as well as Director of the Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopaedic Rehab Surgery for the Presbyterian Medical Center in Conju, Korea. He received numerous service awards from the Korean government.

In addition to practicing general rehabilitation medicine, Dr. Shaw also performs surgery for rehab patients, and is currently the only physician in the region qualified to perform the Freehand Implant procedure. This implant can enable quadriplegic patients to resume adapted hand function through the use of computerized technology. He also directs the VOCARE Bladder System Program, which is a surgical implant to control bowel and bladder function for patients with spinal cord injury. Dr. Shaw has special interest in patients requiring orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation due to cerebral palsy, spasticity after stroke or traumatic brain injury, amputations, or gait abnormalities. He also implants and manages Baclofen pumps, and performs Botox injections for patients with spasticity.

Dr. Shaw was a founding partner of Rehabilitation Associates, PSC in 1985. Additionally, he has served as Medical Director of Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital in New Albany, Indiana, since 1994, and is Medical Director of Bridgepointe Rehab Center in New Albany, Indiana, serving from 1989 to present. Dr. Shaw is also Medical Director of the Gait & Biomechanics Lab at Frazier Institute. He is on active staff at several other area hospitals. He is a member of several international, national, state, and local professional organizations, and regularly completes continuing education in his field.

 

Douglas P. Stevens, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Michigan. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982, a Master’s Degree in Bioengineering from the University of Michigan in 1983, and his M.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1987. Dr. Stevens completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency in 1991 at Frazier Institute in Louisville. He is board certified with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also received a subspecialty certification in Spinal Cord Medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Stevens practices general rehabilitation medicine. He does have special interest in patients requiring cancer or organ transplant rehabilitation, and patients with spasticity. He also has expertise in pain management, and has served as Medical Director for the Pain Management Program at Frazier Institute. Dr. Stevens performs special services such as independent medical examinations, electromyograms, and Baclofen Pump management. He is currently an electromyographer for the Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center in Louisville.

Dr. Stevens is a partner with Rehabilitation Associates, PSC, having joined the practice in 1991.

 

David R. Watkins, M.D., is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. He attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine and received his M.D. in 1976. He completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through the University of Louisville at Frazier Institute in 1980.

Dr. Watkins practices general rehabilitation medicine. He does have special interest in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, sports medicine rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics, and patients with spinal cord injury. He also manages Baclofen pumps. Since 1980, Dr. Watkins has been a member of the faculty of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at Frazier Institute. He has served as Medical Director of Frazier Institute since 1985, and is currently serving a two-year term as President of the Jewish Hospital Medical Staff.

Dr. Watkins has been a partner with Rehabilitation Associates, PSC since 1985, and is on active staff at several area hospitals. He is a member of several local, state, and national professional organizations, and regularly completes continuing education in his field.

 

William P. Williamson, II, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. He received his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1986, and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1990 at Frazier Institute in Louisville. Dr. Williamson was board certified in 1991 through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Williamson practices general rehabilitation medicine, but does have special interest in patients with post-polio syndrome. Due to his expertise in this area, he serves as Medical Director of the Post-Polio Clinic at Frazier Institute. He also has special interest in geriatric and stroke patients.

Dr. Williamson is a partner with Rehabilitation Associates, PSC, having joined the practice in 1990. He is on active staff at most area hospitals. Dr. Williamson is a member of several national, state, and local professional organizations, and regularly completes continuing education in his field.

 

 

ADDITIONAL MEDICAL STAFF

Julie Glatz, MSN, CCRN, ARNP-C, received her Master of Nursing Science, Family Nurse Practitioner, degree from Marshall University. She is credentialed through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (2003).

Julie works with Dr. John Shaw at Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Her responsibilities include health status assessments, development and implementation of treatment plans, the management of Baclofen pumps, and patient education. Julie also works collaboratively with Dr. Shaw to manage the inpatient population at Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital.

Julie is a member of several professional organizations and regularly completes continuing education in her field.

 

 

Deana Menikoff, PA-C., received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise and Movement Science from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, in 1995. Continuing her studies, she received her Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Howard University, Washington, DC, in 1999. She is certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Deana has worked with the physicians in our Abraham Flexner Way office since February, 2000. Her responsibilities within the practice include providing patient education, assisting in the management of Baclofen pumps, and the development and implementation of patient treatment plans. Deana also follows patients in the acute hospital setting to facilitate transfer to rehabilitation, and completes the hospital admission and discharge process.

Deana is a member of several professional organizations, regularly completes continuing education in her field.

 

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