Kimberly Heckert, MD
Director, Spacticity Management Fellowship Program
Clinical Associate Professor
Contact
130 South 9th Street
Edison Building, Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Kimberly Heckert, MD
Director, Spacticity Management Fellowship Program
Clinical Associate Professor
Education
Medical School
Intern, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - 2004
MD, Jefferson Medical College - 2003
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Stroke Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Delphi Analysis: Optimizing Anatomy Teaching and Ultrasound Training for Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Injection in Spasticity and Dystonia
- The Dearth of Disability Medical Education and a Partial Solution
- Diagnostic anesthetic blocks: Differentiating contracture from spasticity
- The 3-minute musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve exam, second edition
- Pain Syndromes Associated With Cerebrovascular Accidents
Board Certification
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Medicine
Awards & Honors
- Certificate of Achievement for Special Recognition, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2007
- Award for Exemplary Medical Student Teaching, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2007
- Certificate of Achievement for Scholarly Activity, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2006
- Certificate of Achievement for Medical Student Teaching, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2006
- Certificate of Achievement for Special Recognition, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2006
- Rex Newton Award (for best oral presentation), Pennsylvania Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006
- Certificate of Achievement for Scholarly Activity, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2005
- Certificate of Achievement for Medical Student Teaching, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2005
Books
- Miller A, Heckert KD, Davis BA. The 3-Minute Pocket Musculoskeletal and Peripheral Nerve Exam. Demos, Philadelphia, 2008.