Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PM&R Resident Research

Resident Presentations at National Meetings

• Palliative Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for Painful and Non Painful Manifestations of Spasticity in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Study Oscar O. Ortiz Vargas, M.D. / Sara Salles, D.O. was presented at the AAP National Meeting

• Cognitive and Functional Improvement in a Pediatric with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyetitis Following Methylphenidate Treatment: A Case Report. Jessica Colyer, MD / Chad A. Walters, D.O. was presented at the AAPM&R Annual Meeting

• “Sinus Bradycardia Progressing to Acute Left Heart Failure Likely Secondary to Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Administration: A Case Report”, was presented at the 2010 AAPM&R National Meeting in Seattle, WA, Jay Hammock, M.D. University of Kentucky Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• "Swing Phase Adduction in Cerebral Palsy Diplegia: Correlation with Physical Exam" was presented at the 2010 AAPM&R National Meeting in Seattle, WA, Curtis Gale-Dyer, D.O, Hank White, PT, PhD, Henry Iwinski, M.D. Shriners Children's Hospital,University of Kentucky Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• "Incomplete Paraplegia in an Adult with SCIWORA with Bowel and Bladder Continence despite Absense of Sacral Sensation: A case report" was presented at the 2010 AAPM&R Natiaonal Meeting in Seattle, WA, Pravardhan Birthi, M.D, Ninad Karandikar, M.D, Sara S. Salles, D.O. University of Kentucky Physial Medicine and Rehabilitation

• "Recurrent UTI In Spinal Cord Injury, After Revision of Mitrofanoff Procedure" Jaymin Patil MS4, Pravardhan Birthi, M.D, Susan McDowell, M.D, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was presented 2011 AAP Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, April 12-16, 2011.

• "The Role of Botulinum Toxin in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome- Case Report" Pravardhan Birthi, M.D, Sara Salles, D.O. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was presented at the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, April 12-16, 2011

• “Parsonage-Turner Syndrome after Roux-en-y esophagojejunostomy:  A case report” Lindsay Shroyer, MD and Oscar Ortiz-Vargas, MD presented at 2011 AAP meeting in Phoenix, AZ, April 14-16, 2011.

• “Avasvular Necrosis of the Lunate Presenting as Persistent Severe Wrist Pain After Minor Trauma: A Case Report” Hena Sattar, MD and Oscar Ortiz Vargas, MD presented at 2011 AAP meeting in Phoenix, AZ, April 14-16, 2011.

• “An Unusual Case of a BB Gun-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Manifested as Right Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus Injury – Case Report” Pravardhan Birthi, MD, Jay Hammock, MD and Chadwick Walters, DO- 6th ISPRM World Congress - San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 12-16, 2011

• “Malignant Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome: Case Report” Pravardhan Birthi, MD, Kavita Manchikanti, and Sara Salles, DO- 6th ISPRM World Congress - San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 12-16, 2011

• "Influence of the Resident Training Program in Rehabilitation Technology on the Equipment and Assistive Technology Portion of the ABPMR Part 1 Scores" Hena Sattar, MD, Robert Nickerson, MD, Kathy Sheppard-Jones, PhD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kentucky

• "Comparison of the Side Stability of Scooters with 3 and 4 Wheels" Giridhar Gundu, MD, Oscar Ortiz Vargas, MD. Presented at the 2011 AAPM&R Meeting in Orlando Florida November 17, 2011

• "Gait Changes in Patients Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS Level 3), Status Post Selective Dorsal Rhizotmy- A Retrospective Study" Pravardhan Birthi, MD, Hank White, PT, PhD, Robert Nickerson, MD, Henry Iwanski, MD, presented at the 2011 AAPM&R Meeting in Orlando, Florida November 17, 2011

• Spontaneous Deltoid Muscle Rupture:  A Case Report”. Brough, D., Birthi, P., and Ortiz ,O. Was presented at the AAP Annual Meeting  Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012 .

• "Ceroid Lipofusicinosis and Rehabilitation: A Case Report" Thien Ngo M.D., Pravardhan Birthi M.D., Sara Salles D.O. 2012 University of Kentucky was presented at the AAP Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada March 2012

• "Modulating pain in CRPS with transcranial direct current stimulation" Giridhar Gundu, M.D. Sawaki, Lumy Ph.D. University of Kentucky will be presented at the IRB meeting March 7, 2012.

• "Spinal Transcutaneous Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Locomotor Training After Spinal Cord Injury" Korupolu Radha, MBBS, MS, Sawaki Lumy, Ph.D., Chelette Kenneth, MS, 2012 University of Kentucky presented at the 24th Annual Research Day

• "Identification of Sural Noiceptive Flexion Reflex Index in Adult Males 20-40 Years of Age" Ngo Thien, M.D., Sawaki Lumy, Ph.D., Ortiz Osca,r M.D. 2012 University of Kentucky presented at the 24th Annual Research Day

• "Retrospective Study to Determine Diagnostic Factors in Patients with Lumbosacral Radiculopathy: Proposal for Future Research" Perry Dwan, D.O., Ortiz Oscar, M.D., 2012 University of Kentucky presented at the 24th Annual Research Day

• "Multidisciplinary Acute Pain Treatment Following Tractor Rollover Accident and Hemipelvectomy: A Case Report" Lee Jason, M.D., Birthi Pravardhan, M.D., Salles Sara, D.O., 2012 University of Kentucky presented at the 24th Annual Research Day

• "Incidence of Pneumonia Associated with the Frazier Free Water Protocol" Parker Francisco Angulo, M.D., 2012 University of Kentucky presented at the 24th Annual Research Day

• "Rehab after Recurrent Spinal Cord Ependymoma: A Case Report" Erlandson, Erika M.D., Salles, Sara D.O., presented at the ASCIP, Las Vegas, NV 2012

• "Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula after TBI: A Case Report" Erlandson, Erika M.D., Nickerson, Robert M.D., presented at the AAPMR National Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2012

• "Improvements in Functional Mobility after Hamstring Lengthening in Ambulatory Children with Cebral Pasly (Retrospective Study)" Erlandson, Erika M.D., Whilte, Hank PT, PhD, Iwinski, Henry M.D., presented at the AAPM&R National Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2012

• "Positional Femoral Neuropathy: A Case Report" Gundu, Giridhar M.D., Ortiz-Vargas, Oscar M.D., presented at the AAPMR National Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2012

• "CNS Histoplasmosis with Tetraparesis: A Case Report", Parker, Francisco M.D., Brough, David M.D., Salles, Sara Do.O., presented at the AAPM&R National Meeting Atlanta, GA 2012

• "Multidisciplinary Acute Pain Treatment Following Tractor Rollover Accident and Hemipelvectomy: A Case Report" Lee, Jason M.D., Birthi, Pravardhan M.D., Salles, Sara D.O., presented at the International Conference on Opoids, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2012

• "Neuroplasticity and Gait Recovery with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury" Korupolu, Radha M.D., Lee, Kara PT, DPT., Chelette, Kenneth, MS, Sawaki, Lumy M.D., Ph.D., presented at the ASCIP, Las Vegas, NV 2012

• "Concurrent Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Child: A Case Report" Korupolu, Radha M.D., Hack, Nawaz M.D., Salles, Sara D.O., presented at the AAPM&R National Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2012

• "Spinal Cord Injury after Anticoagulation in a Patient with Arteriovenous Malformations" Sankar, Chirumamilla, M.D., presented at the ASCIP, Las Vegas, NV 2012

• "Botulinum Toxin A Injection to Facial Muscles in Patient with Stiff Person Syndrome Implanted with Inthraecal Baclofen Pump: A Case Report" Pakeerappa, Praveen M.D., Birthi, Pravardhan M.D., Salles, Sara D.O., presented at the AAPM&R National Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2012

• “Identification of Sural Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Ratio” Thien Ngo, MD, Oscar Ortiz, MD, presented at the 2013 AAP national meeting, New Orleans, LA

Resident Publication in Journals

• Pravardhan Birthi, M.D, Chadwick Walters, D.O, Ninad Karandikar, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation "A Rare Case of Tardive Dyskinesia and Akathisia Induced by Citalopram: Case Presentation," is published in the AAPM&R Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation October 2010, Volume 2, Issue 10, pg 973-975

• Pravardhan Birthi, M.D, Chadwick Walters, D.O, Ninad Karandikar, M.D, Oscar Ortiz M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation "The use of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy (ITB) for myoclonus in a patient with Lance Adams syndrome: A case report,"AAPM&R Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation 2011 July; 3 (7): 671-673

• Dwan Perry, D.O., Pravardhan Birthi, M.D., Sara Salles. D.O., Susan McDowel, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Associated with the use of Carbidopa/Levodopa for Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report PM&R" PMR Journal 2012 May; 4 (5): 383-384

• Erlandson Erika, MD, Janelle Reed, MD, PhD, Carol Elam, EdD "Leadership Legacy: A Student-Directed Leadership Development Program" Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association December 2011; Pub vol 109

• Oscar O. Ortiz Vargas, M.D., Hnery J. Iwinski, Todd Milbrandt, Vishwas Talwalker, Janet Walker."Session 455 Pediatric Research and Clinical Pearls: Importance of Upper Extremity Movement in Gait Performance.  Lessons From Gait Analysis in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy" Published in the PM&R Journal Volume 3, Issue 10, Supplement 1, September 2011, pages S161

• Schneider, B., Birthi, P., and Salles, S.  “Acute tetra paresis secondary to Chiari malformation with syringomyelia.  A case report”. accepted and awaits publication in Spinal cord Journal .

• Birthi, P., Sloan, P., Salles, S . “Subcutaneous Botulinum Toxin A for the Treatment of Refractory Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A case report,” accepted and awaits publication in PM&R Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation