The UNC Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ranked number 6 in the country for NIH funding in 2009. For each subsequent year, the department has consistently placed in the top 15. “Our faculty’s innovative ideas and their efforts have resulted in these awards,” said Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA, department chair. “I especially want … Read more

Henry Winkler Henry Winkler, the actor best known for playing “The Fonz” on TV’s Happy Days, shared the story of his mother’s struggle with upper limb spasticity following her stroke. Winkler made an appearance at the UNC Friday Center in 2012 as part of a special program sponsored by UNC Health Care and the UNC … Read more

Henry Winkler, the actor best known for playing “The Fonz” on TV’s Happy Days, visited UNC to share the story of his mother’s struggle with upper limb spasticity following her stroke. Read more.

David Chesnutt, MD, of the UNC Department of Ophthalmology will be our guest lecturer for PM&R Grand Rounds at 8:00 AM Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 in G10 Bondurant. Lecture Title: “Acquired Eye Misalignments: Double Vision and the Surgical and Medical Approaches Used to Treat These Patients”

You are invited to our next Grand Rounds lecture: 8:00 AM Friday, June 3 Speaker: Elizabeth Gersuk, DOTitle: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Therapeutic ModalityPlace: 2035 Bondurant

Philip Austin is recovering from a stroke that rendered the left part of his body partially paralyzed. But most patients coming through the PM&R Outpatient Clinic would never know it. Philip Austin, a stroke rehabilitation patient at UNC PM&R, gives back as a volunteer … and that’s why we let him wear his Duke cap. … Read more

As part of a partnership between UNC and Rex, Tanya Zinner, MD, and Paul Thananopavarn, MD, provide patient evaluation, monitoring, and follow-up in Wake County. Thanks to home-like features, patients feel comfortable while at the same time they receive an array of rehabilitation services. Dr. Zinner (second from right) and the rehabilitation team in Raleigh … Read more

John Allen Atkins John Allen Atkins, age 12, has been busy walking around his neighborhood. “I’m talking to people, and leaving fliers at homes and businesses,” he says. Two weeks before TelAbility’s 3rd Annual Run Walk & Roll, his team had already raised close to $1,000 in donations, and expected more donations to follow. The … Read more

Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA Michael Lee, MD, MHA, department chair, recently interviewed on William Friday’s North Carolina People, as featured on UNC TV. Watch the video and learn more about our rehabilitation services.

On Sunday, June 13, 2010, surrounded by family, Patricia Gregory, MD, passed away at UNC Hospitals. She was an assistant professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is survived by her beloved husband, Ray Lynch and three loving children: Alexandra, Gabriel and Elizabeth; father, Lt. Col. … Read more