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Miguel X Escalon, MD
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medical Education
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Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
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Dr. Escalón is involved with research related to brain injury and spinal cord injury especially as it relates to pain, spasticity and recovery after injury as well as leveraging technology to optimize improvement post-injury. He is also involved in the use of robotic exoskeletons to facilitate walking for neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Escalón is also involved in research related to ICU patients as it relates to their long term function and quality of life.

MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine

MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago

Internship, Internal Medicine, OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
35
Publications

Selected Publications

Examining Diversity Recruitment Efforts in US-Based Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residencies: A Survey of Program Directors on Gender, Ethnic and Racial Diversity, and Implications for Recruitment Efforts. Nicole Barylski, Philip Henson, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Miguel X. Escalon. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Retrospective case-control study to compare exoskeleton-assisted walking with standard care in subacute non-traumatic brain injury patients. Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, Gabriela Rozanski, Nehal Patel, Erica Breyman, Sophie Dewil, Oranicha Jumreornvong, David Putrino, Laura Tabacof, Miguel Escalon, Mar Cortes. NeuroRehabilitation

Inpatient Rehabilitation Issues Related to COVID-19. Amanda A. Kelly, Caroline A. Lewis, Miguel X. Escalon. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

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