News & Media
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Dr. Susan Apkon joins CU PM&R and Children's Hospital Colorado
Dec 14, 2018 byCU PM&R is thrilled to announce the recruitment of Dr. Susan Apkon to serve as Chief of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado as well as Vice Chair of PM&R at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.Full story -
PT Faculty Member Awarded National Recognition in Orthopaedics
Jan 25, 2019 byCongratulations to Paul Mintken, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CU Physical Therapy Professor, who was awarded the 2019 James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OPT).Full story -
Rachel Brakke Holman, MD- Medical Director appointment
Mar 15, 2019 byWe are pleased to announce that Rachel Brakke Holman, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has been named Medical Director for the CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center in Boulder, Colorado.Full story -
Jaclyn Arends, MD - Medical Director appointment
Mar 15, 2019 byWe are pleased to announce that Jaclyn Arends, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has been named Medical Director of the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit at UCHealth Broomfield HospitalFull story -
Dr. Michael Harris-Love Selected as the new Program Director of the University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program
May 14, 2019 byThe University of Colorado (CU) is delighted to announce the recruitment of Dr. Michael Harris-Love to serve as Professor and Program Director of the Physical Therapy Program. Dr. Harris-Love will also serve CU Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) as the Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education and continue his role as a Veterans Affairs (VA) investigator through his affiliation with the Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. He will begin his CU and VA roles at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in August 2019.Full story -
New inpatient rehabilitation unit opens today at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
Jul 1, 2019 byUCHealth 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.Full story -
Awarded NIH Grant to Dr. Lisa Brenner, PhD
Sep 4, 2019 byCongratulations to Dr. Lisa Brenner, PhD, for a newly awarded NIH grant titled “Integrating signals of suicide risk from DoD and VHA data to improve upon suicide risk prevention strategies for combat Veterans.Full story -
Coping with Caring, A Nurse's Guide to Better Health and Job Satisfaction
Sep 4, 2019 byCongratulations to Meredith Mealer, PhD for publishing a new book titled “Coping with Caring: A Nurse's Guide to Better Health and Job Satisfaction.”Full story -
Lisa A. Brenner, PhD, Professor and Research Director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Aug 16, 2019 byLisa A. Brenner, PhD, Professor and Research Director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is the Senior Editor of the recently released Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology, Third Edition, published by the American Psychological Association.Full story -
CU PM&R Research Pilot Award
Aug 16, 2019 byCongratulations to CU PM&R faculty Amy Bodkin, PT, PhD, PCS and Aaron Powell, MD who were recently awarded the CU PM&R Research Pilot Award.Full story -
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Physical Therapy Program welcomed a new Program Director
Aug 16, 2019 byThe 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.Full story -
RO1 Grant Awarded to Cory Christiansen
Aug 16, 2019 byCongratulations to CU PM&R faculty Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD, who was awarded a five year, $1.9 million RO1 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS.Full story -
Newly published study from PM&R faculty
Aug 16, 2019 byPM&R faculty Lisa Brenner, Claire Hoffmire and Jeri Forster, along with Trisha A. Hostetter, Rachel Sayko Adams and Kelly Stearns-Yoder, have a newly published study that found military veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more than twice as likely to die by suicide compared with veterans without such a diagnosis.Full story