Primary Faculty | Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David J. "D.J." Kennedy, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Robert T. Rinaldi, MD

Professor and Vice Chair of Education

Residency Program Director

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jeffery S. Johns, MD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Director

Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

Executive Medical Director

Physiatry, Pain and Rehabilitation Patient Care Center

Gurjeet Birdee, M.D., MPH

Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

PM&R

Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD

Director of Vanderbilt Health Coaching: Practice, Research & Education

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Saumya B. Aujla, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Gerasimos Bastas, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Kevin M Berry, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Heidi Chen, MD

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Paula Donahue, DPT, MBA, CLT

Research Associate Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Therapist IV

Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness

Ashley Eaves, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Mary Kristen Hartley, NP-C, RN, MSN

Assistant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Barton W. Huddleston, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

William Mosi Jones, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Cristina Kline-Quiroz, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Holly Kniery, MSN, CRRN, FNP-BC

Assistant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Vartgez K. Mansourian , MD

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

Elizabeth Martin, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Director

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Lauren Massey, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Mary “Elise” McClanahan, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Clausyl J Plummer, II, MD

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Gianna Puccinelli, MSN, FNP-BC

VMG Nurse Practitioner

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Stephen Schaaf, MD

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Byron J. Schneider, MD

Associate Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Director

NASS Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Fellowship

Kara Stencel, PA-C, MPH

Physician Assistant, Cancer Rehabilitation Services

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Susanna Sutherland, PhD, MS, Med

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Elizabeth G. Walsh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical, Clinical Health Psychologist

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sarah A. Welch, DO, MPH

Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Aaron Yang, MD

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Associate Program Director, Residency Training Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Director of Musculoskeletal Medicine at Concierge Medicine

Chongbin Zhu, LAC., Ph.D. Zhu, LAC, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Practitioner of Traditional Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine