AlbertoEsquenaziMDThe John Otto Haas Chair of PMR

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Elkins Park, PA

Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Jefferson University Enterprise SVP for rehabilitation and post-acute care

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Office
60 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Phone+1 215-663-6600

Fax+1 215-663-6686
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Education & Training

Temple University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1982
MossRehabFellowship, Gait Analysis and Prosthetics, 1985 - 1986
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1986 - 2005
WA State Medical License 1984 - 2005
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

American Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2022
Frank Krusen Lifetime Achievement Award American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019
Stefan Hesse Memorial lectureship German Society of Neurorehabilitation, 2017
1st Rusk Award for Leadership and Innovation in PMR Rusk Rehabilitation, 2015
Rehabilitation Leadership Award Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, 2008
Distinguished Clinician Award American Academy of PMR, 2006
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

A Study Testing Safety and Tolerance of the ReWalk Exoskeleton Suit Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dysport® Adult Lower Limb Spasticity Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Safety and Performance Evaluation of ReWalk Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (RGO) Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dysport® Adult Upper Limb Spasticity Extension Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
Efficacy and Safety Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A Against Placebo to Treat Spasticity in the Leg After a Stroke Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
BOTOX® Treatment in Adult Patients With Post-Stroke Lower Limb Spasticity Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
An Adult Spasticity Registry of OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 16
Completed
Safety Evaluation of the ReWalk ReStore Device in Subjects With Mobility Impairments Due to Stroke Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 29
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Assessment of Gait After Dysport Treatment Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 11
Completed
Phase 4
Study to Assess the Effectiveness of AboBoNT-A Injections for Adult Lower Limb Spasticity in a Real Life Cohort Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 19
Completed
Telerehabilitation Early After Stroke Start of enrollment: 2021 May 13
Completed
Not Applicable
A Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Dysport® and Botox® in Adults With Upper Limb Spasticity. Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 23
Recruiting
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Implementing Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Acute Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Packel, A., Marcy, E., Sprik, K., Harold, E., Xiao, R., Cao, N., Esquenazi, A.> ;The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2024 Jan 29
Safety and real-world dosing of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of adult spasticity: post hoc analysis of the Adult Spasticity International Registry study.
Bavikatte, G., Dimyan, M., Fanning, K., Musacchio, T., Zuzek, A., Esquenazi, A., Dashtipour, K., Feng, W., Mayadev, A., Francisco, G.> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2024 Jan 3
1 citations
Healthcare resource utilization and costs among patients with post-stroke spasticity before and after spasticity management including onabotulinumtoxina.
Alberto Esquenazi, Lisa Bloudek, Kristen Migliaccio-Walle, David Oliveri, Amy Tung, Patrick Gillard, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez> ;Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2023 Oct 30
4 citations
An impairment-specific hip exoskeleton assistance for gait training in subjects with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study.
Chiara Livolsi, Roberto Conti, Eleonora Guanziroli, Þór Friðriksson, Ásgeir Alexandersson, Kristleifur Kristjánsson, Alberto Esquenazi, Raffaele Molino Lova, Duane Rom...> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Nov 11
2 citations
Efficacy of Early Inpatient Rehabilitation of Post-COVID-19 Survivors: Single-Center Retrospective Analysis.
Ning Cao, Jaclyn Barcikowski, Franklin Womble, Bianca Martinez, Yevgeniya Sergeyenko, Jacob H Koffer, Michael Kwasniewski, Thomas Watanabe, Rui Xiao, Alberto Esquenazi> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2023 Jun 1
Corrections required for Dressler and Johnson 2022.
Alberto Esquenazi, Mark Elliott, Andreas Lysandropoulos> ;Journal of Neural Transmission. 2022 Oct 1
5 citations
International Recommendations to Manage Poststroke Equinovarus Foot Deformity Validated by a Panel of Experts Using Delphi.
Marjorie Salga, Laure Gatin, Thierry Deltombe, Thierry Gustin, Stefano Carda, Philippe Marque, Paul Winston, Rajiv Reebye, Theodore Wein, Alberto Esquenazi, Mary-Ann K...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2023 Mar 1
Impact of Vaccination in the Rate of COVID-19 Staff Infection in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.
Alberto Esquenazi, Thomas K. Watanabe, Jaclyn Barcikowski, Ning Cao, Eric Sachinwalla, Michael Kwasniewski> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2021 Nov 1
1 citations
Research and Industry Partnerships in Physiatry.
Ross Zafonte, Joanne Borg-Stein, Timothy R. Dillingham, Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Chong Kim, David C. Morgenroth, Sabrina Paganoni, Bernadette Rensing> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2021 Mar 16
1 citations
AbobotulinumtoxinA Versus OnabotulinumtoxinA in Adults with Upper Limb Spasticity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study Protocol.
Alberto Esquenazi, Ziyad Ayyoub, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Pascal Maisonobe, James F. Otto, Atul T. Patel> ;Advances in Therapy. 2021 Sep 25
1 citations
Real-World Adherence to OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment for Spasticity: Insights From the ASPIRE Study.
Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Wuwei Feng, Alessio Baricich, Philippe Gallien, Kristina Fanning, Aleksej Zuzek, Daniel S. Bandari, George F. Wittenberg> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2021 Jul 7
2 citations
The Codivilla Spring: from then to now and beyond.
Roberta Bardelli, Jaap Harlaar, Giovanni Morone, Patrizia Tomba, Alberto Esquenazi, Maria Grazia Benedetti> ;European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2021 Apr 16
1 citations
Long-Term Observational Results from the ASPIRE Study: OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment for Adult Lower Limb Spasticity.
Alberto Esquenazi, Ganesh Bavikatte, Daniel S. Bandari, Wolfgang H. Jost, Michael C. Munin, Simon F. T. Tang, Joan Largent, Aubrey Manack Adams, Aleksej Zuzek, Gerard ...> ;PM & R. 2021 Jan 11
3 citations
A Comparison of the Armeo to Tabletop-assisted Therapy Exercises as Supplemental Interventions in Acute Stroke Rehabilitation: A Randomized Single Blind Study.
Alberto Esquenazi, Stella Lee, Thomas K. Watanabe, Alexey Nastaskin, Casey McKee, James O'Neill, Katherine Scheponik, Jaun May> ;PM & R. 2021 Jan 1
Corrigendum: Patient Perspectives on the Therapeutic Profile of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in Spasticity.
Jorge Jacinto, Pasquale Varriale, Emilie Pain, Andreas Lysandropoulos, Alberto Esquenazi> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Dec 17
12 citations
Duration of Symptom Relief Between Injections for AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport®) in Spastic Paresis and Cervical Dystonia: Comparison of Evidence From Clinical Studies.
Alberto Esquenazi, Mauricio R. Delgado, Robert A. Hauser, Philippe Picaut, Keith Foster, Andreas Lysandropoulos, Jean-Michel Gracies> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Sep 25
2 citations
The Effect of Repeated abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport®) Injections on Walking Velocity in Persons with Spastic Hemiparesis Caused by Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury.
Alberto Esquenazi, Allison Brashear, Thierry Deltombe, Monika Rudzińska-Bar, Malgorzata Krawczyk, Alexander Skoromets, Michael W. O'Dell, Anne Sophie Grandoulier, Clai...> ;PM & R. 2021 May 1
40 citations
The ReWalk ReStore™ soft robotic exosuit: a multi-site clinical trial of the safety, reliability, and feasibility of exosuit-augmented post-stroke gait rehabilitation.
Louis N. Awad, Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Karen J. Nolan, Arun Jayaraman> ;Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation. 2020 Jun 18
5 citations
High clinician- and patient-reported satisfaction with individualized onabotulinumtoxinA treatment for spasticity across several etiologies from the ASPIRE study.
Gerard E. Francisco, Daniel S. Bandari, Ganesh Bavikatte, Wolfgang H. Jost, Emily McCusker, Joan Largent, Aleksej Zuzek, Alberto Esquenazi> ;Toxicon. 2020 Jun 6
66 citations
COVID-19 pandemic. What should Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine specialists do? A clinician's perspective.
Stefano Carda, Marco Invernizzi, Ganesh Bavikatte, Djamel Bensmail, Francesca Bianchi, Thierry Deltombe, Nathalie Draulans, Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Rap...> ;European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020 May 19
14 citations
Patient Perspectives on the Therapeutic Profile of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in Spasticity.
Jorge Jacinto, Pasquale Varriale, Emilie Pain, Andreas Lysandropoulos, Alberto Esquenazi> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 May 7
71 citations
The role of physical and rehabilitation medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic: The clinician's view.
Stefano Carda, Marco Invernizzi, Ganesh Bavikatte, Djamel Bensmail, Francesca Bianchi, Thierry Deltombe, Nathalie Draulans, Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Rap...> ;Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020 Apr 18
2 citations
Efficacy and Safety of AbobotulinumtoxinA for the Treatment of Hemiparesis in Adults with Lower Limb Spasticity Previously Treated With Other Botulinum Toxins: A Secon...
Alberto Esquenazi, Gaëtan Stoquart, Peter Hedera, Luis Jorge Jacinto, Ugo Dimanico, Francois Constant-Boyer, Allison Brashear, Anne Sophie Grandoulier, Claire Vilain, ...> ;PM & R. 2020 Mar 27
11 citations
Individualized OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment for Upper Limb Spasticity Resulted in High Clinician‐ and Patient‐Reported Satisfaction: Long‐Term Observational Results fr...
Gerard E. Francisco, Wolfgang H. Jost, Ganesh Bavikatte, Daniel S. Bandari, Simon F. T. Tang, Michael C. Munin, Joan Largent, Aubrey Manack Adams, Aleksej Zuzek, Alber...> ;PM & R. 2020 Nov 1
11 citations
Optimal Muscle Selection for OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections in Poststroke Lower-Limb Spasticity: A Randomized Trial.
Alberto Esquenazi, Theodore Wein, Anthony B. Ward, Carolyn Geis, Chengcheng Liu, Rozalina Dimitrova> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2019 May 1
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Journal Articles

Getting the Best Out of Advanced Rehabilitation Technology for the Lower Limbs: Minding Motor Learning Principles
Esquenazi, PMR, 10/18/2018
The Transformation of the Rehabilitation Paradigm Across the Continuum of Care
esquenazi, PMR, 10/18/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
Chapter: Basic Principles in the Rehabilitation of Persons with Limb Amputation
Page 849 - 867Esquenazi, Flack and YooEditors: Mitra et al.McGraw Hill
Atlas of orthoses and assistive devices
Chapter: Future Trends and Research in Orthoses
Page 448 - 450Esquenazi and TalatyEditors: Webster and Murphy.Elsevier, Philadelphia 2018
Atlas of orthoses and Assistive Devices
Chapter: Assessment an orthotic management of gait dysfunction in individuals with traumatic brain injury
Page 296 - 301Esquenazi and TalatyEditors: Webster and Murphy.Elsevier , Philadelphia Edition 5th,2018

Abstracts/Posters

Adult spasticity international registry. Utilization pattern for treatment of both lower and upper limbs
Esquenazi, Bandari, Bavikatte, Jost ET al, Association of Academic Physiatrist, Atlanta GA, 2/15/2018
Importance of walking speed assessment as an indicator of functional improvement in patients with spastic hemiparesis after repeated administrations of abobotulinumtoxinA
Esquenazi, Brashear,Suarez ET al, Association of Academic Physiatrist, Atlanta GA, 2/15/2018
Randomized Robotic vs Table Top therapy for upper limb post stroke rehabilitation
Esquenazi, Watanabe, Lee, AAPMR, Denver, 11/2017

Lectures

An Examination of Real-World OnabotulinumtoxinA Utilization for the Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity: The Adult Spasticity International Registry (ASPIRE) Study
ISPRM 2018 - 7/11/2018
Comparison of OnabotulinumtoxinA Utilization Across Various Etiologies of Spasticity from the Adult Spasticity International Registry Study: ASPIRE
ISPRM - 7/11/2018
SUPPLEMENTAL THERAPEUTIC CONVENTIONAL VS. ROBOTIC UPPER LIMB EXERCISE IN ACUTE STROKE REHABILITATION: A RANDOMIZED, BLINDED ASSESSOR STUDY
ISPRM 2018 - 7/10/2018
AbobotulinumtoxinA Time to Retreatment Across Three Phase 3 Spasticity Studies
Atlanta GA - 2/15/2018
Efficacy and Safety of Repeated AbobotulinumtoxinA Injections in Adults with Lower Limb Spasticity
Atlanta GA - 2/15/2018
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Other

Gait Assessment and orthotic Prescription in acquired bran injury
Esquenazi A
ISPRM 2018 - 7/11/2018
Dynamic prosthetic alignment workshop
Esquenazi A, ISPRM journal of PRM
ISPRM 2018 - 7/10/2018