PhD Faculty

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Overview

The PhD in Rehabilitation Science program includes a diverse cadre of faculty that span a range of scientific disciplines, including: anatomy, neurology, neurological surgery, pediatrics, kinesiology, epidemiology and biostatistics, radiology and biomedical imaging, chronic pain, orthopaedic surgery, physiological nursing, and anesthesia and perioperative care.

The PhD program is governed by a Steering Committee and works in cooperation with a number of other committees to run the program. The Steering Committee includes the following faculty:

PhD Program Director: Richard Souza, PT, PhD, Professor
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Specialization Lead: Richard Souza, PT, PhD, Professor
Clinically Informed Neuroscience Specialization Lead: Susanna Rosi, PhD, Professor
UCSF Department Chair: Amber Fitzsimmons, PT, MS, DPTSc, Associate Professor
SFSU Department Chair: Linda Wanek, PT, PhD, Professor
Internal UCSF/SFSU Faculty Member: Diane Allen, PT, PhD, Professor
External Faculty Member: Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD, Associate Professor

PhD Program Governance & Committee Structure

Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Faculty

Faculty Name	Title	Department	Research Emphasis
Sibel Deviren, MD	Professor	Orthopaedic Surgery	Chronic low back pain; Degenerative disc disease
Brian Feeley, MD	Associate Professor	Orthopaedic Surgery	Knee and shoulder orthopedic injuries and surgical procedures
Kate Hamel, PhD	Assistant Professor	Kinesiology, SFSU	Biomechanics and falls in the elderly
Wendy Katzman, PT, DPTSc, OCS	Professor (Emeritus)	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science	Osteoporosis; Kyphosis
Galateia Kazakia, PhD	Associate Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Biomechanics of bone failure to load
Thomas Lang, PhD	Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Biomechanics of bone and muscle adaptations to stimuli
Xiaojuan Li, PhD	Associate Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Lower extremity biomechanics in post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Thomas Link, MD, PhD	Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Imaging of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
Anthony Luke, MD, MPH	Professor	Orthopaedic Surgery	Running overuse injuries and osteoarthritis
Benjamin Ma, MD	Professor	Orthopaedic Surgery	Orthopedic post-surgical biomechanics
Sharmila Majumdar, PhD	Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Osteoporosis; Osteoarthritis
Richard Souza, PT, PhD	Professor	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science / Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Biomechanics; Osteoarthritis
Linda Wanek, PT, PhD	Professor	Physical Therapy, SFSU	Musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Clinically Informed Neuroscience Faculty

Faculty Name	Title	Department	Research Emphasis
Gary Abrams, MD	Professor	Neurology	Neurorehabilitation; Stroke
Diane Allen, PT, PhD	Professor	Physical Therapy, SFSU	Multiple Sclerosis
Allan Basbaum, PhD	Professor & Chair	Anatomy	Neurological basis of pain and its control
Michael Beattie, PhD	Professor	Neurological Surgery	Spinal cord injury
Riley Bove, MD	Assistant Professor	Neurology	Multiple Sclerosis
Jacqueline Bresnahan, PhD	Professor	Neurological Surgery	Spinal cord injury
Nancy Byl, PT, MPH, PhD	Professor (Emeritus)	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science	Focal dystonia; Parkinson's Disease; Stroke
Myriam Chaumeil, PhD	Assistant Professor	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science	MR metabolic imaging of neurological disorders
Dena Dubal, MD, PhD	Associate Professor	Neurology	Mechanisms of resilience in aging
Adam Ferguson, PhD	Assistant Professor	Neurological Surgery	Informatics and spinal cord injury
Donna Ferriero, MD	Professor	Pediatrics	Neonatal hypoxia and ischemia
Karunesh Ganguly, PhD	Assistant Professor	Neurology	Neurorehabilitation and machine-brain interface
Jon Levine, MD, PhD	Professor	Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Signaling in pain sensory neurons; Neural-endocrine control of inflammation
Jialing Liu, PhD	Professor	Neurological Surgery	Stroke
Mervyn Maze, MB ChB	Professor & Chair	Anesthesia & Perioperative Care	Anesthesia and brain function
Patrick McQuillen, MD	Associate Professor	Pediatrics/ Critical Care	Disorders of brain development
Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD	Professor	Physiological Nursing	Pain and symtomatology in oncology
Srikantan Nagarajan, PhD	Associate Professor	Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Functional brain imaging; Brain plasticity, learning, sensorimotor control
Susanna Rosi, PhD	Professor	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science / Neurological Surgery	Neuroinflammation; The aged brain; Traumatic brain injury
Mark Schumacher, MD, PhD	Professor	Anesthesia & Perioperative Care	Treatment of chronic pain
Raymond Swanson, MD	Professor	Neurology	Neuronal death pathways in Parkinson's disease
Kimberly Topp, PT, PhD, FAAA	Professor & Chair Emeritus	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science / Anatomy	Chemotherapy induced neuropathy
Zena Vexler, PhD	Professor	Neurology	Neonatal stroke
Midori Yenari, MD	Professor	Neurology	Stroke

Other Contributing Faculty

Faculty Name	Title	Department	Research Emphasis
Robert Hiatt, MD, PhD	Professor & Chair	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	Oncology and disease prevention
Amber Fitzsimmons, PT, MS, DPTSc	Associate Professor & Chair	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science / Anatomy	Interprofessional education
Jeannette Lee, PT, PhD, CLT, CSCS	Associate Professor	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science	Rehabilitation in oncology
Philip Sabe, PhD	Professor	Physiology	Sensorimotor Integration and Learning
Betty Smoot, PT, DPTSc, MAS	Associate Professor	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science / Anatomy	Breast cancer related lymphedema

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Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Faculty

Clinically Informed Neuroscience Faculty

Other Contributing Faculty