Program for Academic Leadership (PAL) Alumni

"As a PAL participant and learner, I found this 3-year experience invaluable and unlike any other professional education program. Not only did I acquire knowledge and skills essential for effective leadership, but the program allowed me to make valuable contribution to my home institution with support of the top physiatric talent in the country. Our department has conducted a year-long faculty development program in the area of teaching and learning which already changed the learning climate, and created a structured research mentorship program for our residents. Neither would be possible without guidance and support I have received through PAL. Additionally, after each program installment I found myself changing the way I approach my work as an educator, an administrator, and a clinician. The program stimulated me to seek education and additional training in the areas where I was lacking- conflict negotiation, business, and finance, to name a few. AAP investment in this program is truly remarkable!" - Alex Moroz, MD

"PAL is just one of the efforts by the AAP to promote excellence in the world of academic physiatry. I would recommend this program to any physiatrist who is a few years after board certification and is interested in pursuing an academic career. Whether the interest lies on the research, teaching or administration side of the academic enterprise, the skills taught, the broad vision and the networking make this program extremely valuable." - Pablo A. Celnik, MD

"Participating in PAL is a wonderful opportunity to learn about academic departments from a leadership perspective. Exposure to the different functions of an academic department from a variety of chairs, deans, and other leaders in the field has given me new appreciation into the complexities of managing a department: insights I likely would not have attained as a junior faculty member. Also, I'm proud to have been included with a great group of colleagues who were likewise interested in becoming future leaders in academic PM&R. It's fun to network with them and senior academics. I throughly enjoyed and learned so much from my experiences in PAL." - Laura W. Lee, MD, MBA

Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University

Gianna M. Rodriguez, MD
University of Michigan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Preeti Raghavan, MD
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Vishwa S. Raj, MD
Carolinas Rehabilitation

Kevin R. Vincent, MD, PhD
UF & Shands Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute

Alex Moroz, MD
New York University

Cara Camiolo Reddy, MD
University of Pittsburgh

William M. Scelza, MD
Carolinas Rehabilitation

Michael P. Schaefer, MD
MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio

Anjali, MD
University of Texas Southwestern

Leonid M. Shinchuk, MD
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Maya Rose Therattil, MD
Montefiore Medical Center

Eric Altschuler, MD, PhD
UMDNJ -New Jersy Medical Center

Patrick Kortebein, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Lisa D. Blakenship, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Laura W. Lee, MD, MBA
University of Virginia, Dept of PM&R

Pablo A. Celnik, MD
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Henry L. Lew, MD, PhD
Palo Alto Health Care System

Amitabh Jha, MD, MPH
University of Colorado

Moon Suk Bang, MD
UMDNJ -New Jersy Medical Center

Vu Q.C. Nguyen, MD
Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation

Kwai-Tung Chan, MD
UCDMC, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory
Care Center

Stacy McCarty, MD
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Boqing Chen, MD, PhD
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Robert Mehrberg, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Joseph J. Chen, MD
University of Iowa

Jeffry Pirosky, MD

Maricarmen Cruz-Jimenz, MD
San Juan VA Hospital

Michael Saulino, MD, PhD
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Sara Jean Cuccurullo, MD
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute

Henry Tong, MD
University of Michigan

Timothy R. Dillingham
Medical College of Wisconsin

Joseph Webster
University of Utah

Clifford Everett, MD
University of Rochester

David Gater, Jr., MD, PhD
Unversity of Michigan College of Medicine

Sonia Williams, MD
University of Arkansas

Susan Garstang, MD
University of Michigan College of Medicine

Mark Winemiller, MD
Mayo Clinic

Jeffery S. Johns, MD
Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation

Weibin Yang, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago

Henry L. Lew, MD, PhD
Palo Alto Health Care System

Agnes S. Wallbom, MD
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Peter A. Lim, MD
Singapore General Hospital

Andrea L. Cheville, MD

Peter C. Esselman, MD
Harborview Medical Center

Charles E. Levy, MD

Ralph M. Buschbacher, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine

Malcom Randall VAMC

Christopher Jay Garrison, MD
Baylor University Medical Center

Robert C. Mipro, MD
Louisana State University Medical Center

Cynthia L. Flick, MD
Bon Secours DePaul Medical

Samuel P. Grissom, MD
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Darryl L. Kaelin

Leighton Chan, MD
University of Washington

Stephen D. Bagg, MD
St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital

Lisa S. Krivickas, MD
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Samuel P. Grissom, MD
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Steven C. Kirshblum, MD
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Lisa-Ann Wuermser, MD
University of Texas/Southwestern Medical Center

Thomas D. Rizzo, MD
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Mary Ann Myers, MD
Medical College of Ohio at Toledo

Thomas K. Watanabe, MD
University of Cincinnati

Todd P. Stitik, MD
Doctors Office Center

Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH
Columbia University

Michael Boninger, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Ian Maitin, MD, MBA
Temple University