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Venu Akuthota, MD

Professor, Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
CU Medicine Endowed Chair


University of Colorado

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 the ground up to bring research, education, and patient care into one visionary collaboration. Like the Rocky Mountains that provide a 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 Oleszek, 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 schoolers to later walk across the stage at his high school graduation. The miracle of rehabilitation was clearly evident in this story. ​

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Upcoming Events


PM&R News

CU Anschutz Hosts the First Annual PACT Act Research Symposium for Veteran Health

Recent News

CU Anschutz Hosts the First Annual PACT Act Research Symposium for Veteran Health

CU Anschutz Hosts the First Annual PACT Act Research Symposium for Veteran Health

CU Anschutz Hosts the First Annual PACT Act Research Symposium for Veteran Health

2024-2025 Grand Rounds Schedule:

 

 Date Presenter Topic
Wednesday, September 4, 2024Brian Johnson, PhD, JD, MTWhy Should I Come Here?: The State of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Wednesday, October 2, 2024Vik Bebarta, MDVeteran Mental Health Research
Wednesday, November 13, 2024Richard Weir, PhD
Neural interfaces, Prostheses. Big Contributor to the DekaArm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024Micol Rothman, MDBone Health and Sex Steroids in athletes
Wednesday, January 8, 2025Candy Tefertiller, PT, DPT, PhD, NCSLocomotor Training in Spinal Cord Injury
Wednesday, February 5, 2025Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhDExercise as a Biological Medicine in Knee Osteoarthritis’
Wednesday, March 5, 2025Daniel Corcos, MDExercise in Parkinson’s Disease
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Janna Friedly, MD, MPH

9th Annual Dennis J. Matthews Lectureship
Wednesday, May 7, 2025Andrew Smith, PT, DPT, PhD/Jeff Berliner, DOMRI and Machine Learning in the management of spinal cord injury
Wednesday, June 4, 2025Dianna Quan, MDUpdates in Amyloidosis

Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m.

Anschutz Medical Campus | Academic Office Building 1 - Room 7000 | 12631 E. 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045. In-person attendance encouraged.

Livestream here.

Important Recognition Months and Days

 

 Date Recognition
MarchBrain Injury Awareness Month
MarchCerebral Palsy Awareness Month
March 8thInternational Women's Day
March 30thNational Doctors' Day
MayNational Stroke Awareness Month
May 27thPsychology Day
SeptemberNational Pain Awareness Month
SeptemberNational Rehabilitation Awareness Month
SeptemberNational Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
September 4-10Suicide Prevention Week
September 7thWorld Duchenne Awareness Day
OctoberNational Physical Therapy Month
November 11thVeteran's Day

 

 

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