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    Dr. Akuthota MD
    Venu Akuthota, MD

    Professor, Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation


    CU Anschutz Medical Campus

    Welcome

    We have discovered the next miracle in medicine -- and it is you. The fields of Rehabilitation believe in using your whole body to improve your human performance. The department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado (which we affectionately call "CU PM&R") is at the forefront of using team science, regenerative medicine, and exercise treatments. It is uniquely situated in the state-of-the-art CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the first campus in the nation to be built from ground up to bring research, education, and patient care into one visionary collaboration. Like the Rocky Mountains that provide backdrop of our institutions, CU PM&R is on the rise! We combine the disciplines of rehabilitation medicine, physical therapy, psychology, speech/language therapy, and rehabilitation sciences into a singular department. The following video stories reinforce the mission of the department: "Growing the Value of Rehab." 

    The stories of CU PM&R are countless, but here are a few. Joyce Olsezek, MD, a pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado, made an emotional appearance on the Dr. Oz Show describing medical miracles. She was part of the CHCO team that rehabilitated severely brain injured high schooler to later walk across the state at his high school graduation. The miracle of rehabilitation was clearly evident with this story. ​

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    PM&R News

    • Jackie Arends Ribbon Ceremony

      New inpatient rehabilitation unit opens today at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital

      Jul 1, 2019, 08:00 AM by PM&R News
      UCHealth and Boulder Community Health (BCH) today opened a new, 18-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital offering comprehensive, individualized services for patients recovering from such conditions as stroke, neurological disorders, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputation, trauma injuries and complex orthopedic cases.
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    • Michael Harris Love

      The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Physical Therapy Program welcomed a new Program Director

      Oct 22, 2019, 02:36 PM by PM&R News
      The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Physical Therapy Program welcomed a new Program Director, Michael Harris-Love, PT, MPT, DSc, FGSA on August 1 as Professor and Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education
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    • Lisa Brenner-News PMR

      Awarded NIH RO1 Grants: Lisa Brenner, PhD and Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD

      Nov 5, 2019, 03:27 PM by PM&R News
      Congratulations to Drs. Lisa Brenner and Cory Christiansen for their newly awarded NIH grants.
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