Course Directors

Ross Zafonte, DO
Course Director
President,
Spaulding Rehabilitation
Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor and Chair,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Mel Glenn, MD
Course Director
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Spaulding Rehabilitation
National Medical Director, Sevita Specialized Health and Rehabilitation (formerly NeuroRestorative)
Medical Director, Community Rehab Care

Yelena Bodien, PhD
Assistant Course Director
Assistant Professor of Neurology and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Harvard Medical School
Research Scientist,
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and
Massachusetts General Hospital

Chloe S. Slocum, MD, MPH
Assistant Course Director
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Harvard Medical School and
Spaulding Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Yelena Guller Bodien, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Paolo Bonato, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lauren Brenner, PhD, Instructor in Psychiatry
Christopher Carter, PsyD, Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
James Doan, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brian Edlow, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
Elizabeth Frates, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Part-time
Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Joseph Giacino, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Mel Glenn, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Marika Hess, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Leigh Hochberg, MD, PhD, Senior Lecturer on Neurology, Part-time
M. Alexis Iaccarino, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Grant Iverson, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dana Kotler, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Edelmira Kruger, PhD, Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
David Lin, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology
Scott McGinnis, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology
Leon Morales-Quezada, MD, PhD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ginger Polich, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Craig Rovito, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sunil Sabharwal, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Shirley Shih, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hannah Steere, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Randy Trumbower, PT, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rodrigo Valderrabano, MD, Member of the Faculty of Medicine
Eve Valera, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Michael J. Young, MD, Instructor in Neurology
Ross Zafonte, DO, Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor and Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Guest Faculty
Kimberly Anderson, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Olivia Gampel, SLP, Advanced Clinician, Speech Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Michelle Ganann, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Pathologist, Assistive Technology Clinic, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Jennifer Godfrey, RN, CWCN, Wound Care Specialist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cambridge
Brian Harris, MA, MT-BC, NMT/F, Neurologic Music Therapist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD, Professor of Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Swathi Kiran, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University
Sasha Knowlton, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Emmaleigh Loyer, SLP, Lecturer, Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech, Language, and Hearing Mechanism, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Dawn Lucier, PT, Clinical Specialist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod
Nicole Mazwi, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington
Dawn Neumann, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine
Therese O'Neil-Pirozzi, ScD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Kathleen Comfort Salas, PT, MHA, Boston Coordinator of Spaulding Adaptive Sports Centers (SASC), Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Sean Savitz, MD, Professor and Frank M. Yatsu, MD Chair in Neurology, University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School
Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, PT, DPT, Clinical Director, Abilities Research Center, Mount Sinai Health System
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
Paul Winston, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia