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Sindhoori R. Nalla, DO, MHSA

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation

Contact Information

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130 South 9th Street
Edison Building, Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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215-606-4888
215-955-5152 fax

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation

Education

Residency

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL - 2021    

Fellowship 

Brain Injury Medicine, MossRehab/Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA-2022 

Internship

McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL -2018

Medical School

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA - 2017

Additional Education 

Masters of Health Services Administration (MHSA), Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA - 2017

 

Publications

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Awards

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College Clinical Educators Honor Roll - 2022-2023
  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Walter E. Heller Chief Resident Award - 2020
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professionalism Award, October - 2019

Research & Clinical Interests

Dr. Nalla is a physiatrist with subspecialty training in Brain Injury Medicine. She has clinical expertise in neurorehabilitation for traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, spinal cord injury, brain tumors, movement disorders, and spasticity management, including pharmacologic and interventional spasticity treatment. She also has clinical interests in amputation rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics, general musculoskeletal care, and durable medical equipment evaluations including wheelchairs.

She has presented both nationally and internationally on various rehabilitation topics at conferences for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM). 

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