Blessen Chacko Eapen MD
Neurorehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
Physician
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200 UCLA Medical PlazaSuite 420Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-206-6232
Fax+1 310-206-6232
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Summary
- Dr. Blessen Eapen is a Los Angeles-based physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialties in Neurorehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine. He completed his medical education at Saba University School of Medicine in 2005, followed by an internship at the Mount Sinai Hospital, residency at One Brooklyn Health System, and a fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Currently, he serves as Service Chief at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Dr. Eapen has authored several publications on topics such as traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, neuropharmacology in TBI, and stroke recovery, demonstrating his expertise in his field.
Education & Training
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2010 - 2011
One Brooklyn Health System/Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007 - 2010
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Saba University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsLinking Symptom Inventories Using Semantic Textual Similarity.Eamonn Kennedy, Shashank Vadlamani, Hannah M Lindsey, Kelly S Peterson, Kristen Dams O'Connor
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2025-04-09 - Stroke Rehabilitation: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines.Blessen C Eapen, Johanna Tran, Jennifer Ballard-Hernandez, Andrew Buelt, Carrie W Hoppes
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025-02-01 - Development and Pilot Implementation of a Theory-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Protocol for Adults With Chronic Cognitive Complaints After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Lyn S Turkstra, Melissa R Ray, M Marina LeBlanc, Lisa H Lu, Glenn Curtiss
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2025-01-24
Journal Articles
- Outcomes of Genitourinary Injury in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Receiving Care from the Veterans Health AdministrationMichael A Liss, Blessen C Eapen, Military Medicine
Press Mentions
West Los Angeles VA Pain Management Team Honored with Pain Fellowship Excellence AwardApril 11th, 2025- Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Management of Stroke RehabJanuary 22nd, 2025
SoldierStrong to Donate State-of-the-Art Exoskeleton to the South Texas Veterans Health Care SystemJanuary 10th, 2018
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