UNC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is celebrating 20 years of excellence in 2013. In two short decades, our department’s Commitment to Caring® has produced an unparalleled level of patient services and garnered national rankings by both US News & World Report and Best Doctors in America®. Along with our high NIH ranking, esteemed residency program … Read more
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
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
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
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.
