JoyceOleszekMD
Physical Medicine/Rehab • Aurora, COPediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Office
13123 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045Phone+1 720-777-2806Fax+1 720-777-7297- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Joyce Oleszek, MD, is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, with a subspecialty in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Colorado School of Medicine. She has practiced at Children's Hospital Colorado since 2002 after completing a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine fellowship at University of Colorado. She is the Co-Director of the Surgical Tone Clinic and Rhizotomy Program at Children's Hospital Colorado. She has participated in numerous research studies and multi-center clinical trials. Dr. Oleszek is a prolific author with a strong publication record, featuring work in significant journals such as the Lancet, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Journal of Pediatrics, and Muscle & Nerve. Her clinical and research interests include cerebral palsy, tone management, neuromuscular disorders, and acute flaccid myelitis, and she is active in the hospital's Center for Gait and Movement Analysis.
Education & Training
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2000 - 2002- University of ColoradoResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1997 - 2000
Beaumont Health (Royal Oak)Internship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 1998 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1996 - 1997- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Valbenazine for the Treatment of Dyskinesia Due to Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Goal Attainment after Treatment with Abobotulinumtoxina and a Tailored Home Therapy Programme in Children with Upper Limb Spasticity: Descriptive, Exploratory Analysis...Jorge Carranza-Del Río, Nigar Dursun, Cigdem Cekmece, Marcin Bonikowski, Weronika Pyrzanowska, Edward Dabrowski, Ann Tilton, Joyce Oleszek, Magali Volteau, Simon Page,...> ;Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2022 Dec 9
- 2 citationsChallenges in the Clinical Recognition of Acute Flaccid Myelitis and its Implications.Leslie H Hayes, Sarah E Hopkins, Shanshan Liu, Carlos A Pardo, Maria A Garcia-Dominguez, Joyce Oleszek, Carmen Yea, Beyza Ciftci-Kavaklioglu, E Ann Yeh, Janet Dean, Cr...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1
- 1 citationsSpinal cord tethering after selective dorsal rhizotomy below the conus medullaris.William McKay, Joyce Oleszek, Sarah Graber, Corbett Wilkinson, Katherine Belanger> ;Child's Nervous System. 2022 Nov 1
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Press Mentions
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Contributes to AFM Paper in the LancetJanuary 13th, 2021
CDC Investigates Kids' Limb Paralysis; Is Enterovirus to Blame?February 10th, 2016
Hospital Affiliations
Children's Hospital ColoradoAurora, Colorado
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