Dr. Sadowsky, Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is Clinical Director of the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. The spinal cord injury center cares for both children and adults with spinal cord related paralysis and is built on the philosophy that functional restoration is activity dependent and can be best achieved through structured medico-rehabilitative interventions. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.
Dr. Sadowsky serves as the chair of the Secondary Conditions in Spinal Cord Injuries subcommittee and is an active member of the Primary Care subcommittee at ASIA, is on the planning committee of the annual conference and served as co-chair of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group at ACRM. She is a Fellow of the AAPMR and a Diplomate of the AAP. She thoroughly enjoys mentoring individuals passionate for the care of individuals with disabilities.
Dr. Sadowsky is licensed for telehealth in Virginia and Florida.
Dr. Sadowsky’s research interests center on prevention of complications in children and adults with paralysis related to traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction and the efficacy of activity based restorative therapies (ABRT) in helping individuals with long-term paralysis recover sensation, movement and independence. She has published in highly regarded specialty related peer reviewed journals, written chapters in seminal specialty books, has organized numerous courses and seminars, sits on several editorial and grant reviewing boards and has been invited to lecture in different universities, and at national and international meetings.
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