Walter High, PhD
Endowed Chairman of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Gerald V. Klim, D.O.
Chairman
Susan McDowell, M.D.
Spinal Cord
Robert B. Nickerson, M.D.
Residency Program Director
Sara S. Salles, D.O.
Neurorehabilitation
Joe E. Springer, PhD
Endowed Chairman of Neurorehabilitation
Randal Schleenbaker, M.D.
Chief of Rehabilitation at Veterans Affairs
Facility (VA)
Nancy J. Stiles, M.D.
Geriatrics
Chad A. Walters, D.O.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Gerald V. Klim, D.O.
| B.S
(Biology)..............University of Richmond
D.O..........Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Residency ........Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Board Certified.....Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation UK Faculty.............. Since 1985 Associate Professor (1989) |
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CLINICAL
Dr. Klim directs the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital. He also is Medical Director of the Subacute Rehabilitation Program at the Lexington Center for Health and Rehabilitation. He has developed a regional reputation for excellence in medico-legal aspects of health care and in the delivery of subacute and geriatric rehabilitation.
EDUCATION
Dr. Klim served as
co-director of the residency program (1988-1993) and helped establish one of the nation's
first rotations in subacute rehabilitation. He
has served as a medical student advisor since 1986 and is a popular lecturer among
students of all ages. He received the
department's Teacher of the Year award in 1996.
RESEARCH
Dr. Klim's publications include
physician-related issues in subacute rehabilitation, in Subacute Care: A
Guide to Development, Implementation and Management (Thompson Publishing Group), May
1995 and The Physiatrist and Subacute Rehabilitation, in Physical medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North
America, February 1996, 7(1):55-81.
