SCoBIRC FACULTY

Susan McDowell, M.D.

Assistant Professor,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

Research Interests

Dr. McDowell received the department's award for Outstanding Resident of the Year and received the department's award for Outstanding Research Project by a Resident two consecutive years. She has been an investigator in two interdisciplinary studies of the effects of Tizanidine as an antispasticity drug for spinal cord patients and in two studies regarding functional neuromuscular stimulation. She has co-authored two published abstracts and one published article on restraint use during inpatient rehabilitation. She also co-authored an abstract on the use of a university-based student health clinic to promote and educate PM&R students.