Kara E Flavin MD

Physical Medicine/Rehab•Woodland Hills, CA

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

21215 Burbank BlvdWoodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone+1 888-910-5402

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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007 - 2010
Santa Clara Valley HealthcareInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2006
Harvard UniversityB.A., Biological Anthropology, Cum Laude, 1996 - 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2007 - 2027
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
National Alliance of Wound Care and OstomyWound Care Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD STANFORD PM&R, 2016
GLOBAL BIODESIGN MENTOR AWARD 2016

Clinical Trials

Feasibility of Home-based Virtual Reality Rehabilitation for the Upper Extremity in Subacute and Chronic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 23
COMPLETED
NA
Virtual Reality Glove for Hand and Arm Rehabilitation After Stroke Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 01
COMPLETED
NA
Passive Tactile Stimulation for Stroke Rehabilitation Start of enrollment: 2019 May 15
COMPLETED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Assessment of variability in motor grading and patient-reported outcome reporting: a multi-specialty, multi-national survey.
Brandon W. Smith, Sarada Sakamuri, Kara Flavin, Michael A. Jensen, David Purger
Acta Neurochirurgica. 2021-05-15
15 citations
Home-based virtual reality therapy for hand recovery after stroke.
Maarten G Lansberg, Catherine Legault, Adam MacLellan, Alay Parikh, Julie Muccini
PM & R. 2021-03-26
29 citations
Adverse cognitive effect of gabapentin in individuals with spinal cord injury: preliminary findings.
Kazuko Shem, Steven Barncord, Kara Flavin, Manoj Mohan
Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 2018-01-23

Journal Articles

Unknown case: Low back pain in a patient with cafe au lait spots
Flavin K, Mitra R, Spine, 1/5/2010
Case report: Autonomic dysreflexia caused by anal fissure
Flavin K, Teraoka J, Ando Y, PM&R, 1/1/2009
Outcomes in critically ill patients before and after the implementation of an evidence-based nutrition protocol
Barr J, Hecht M, Flavin K, et al, Chest, 1/1/2004

Lectures

ALS Masquerading as Cervical Myelopathy and Hypothyroidism: A Case Report
1/1/2013
Paraplegia as a result of intramedullary capillary hemangioma
1/1/2010
The effects of gapabentin on neuropsychological variables in spinal cord injury patients
1/1/2010

Press Mentions

CIONIC Appoints Scientific Advisory Board Members with Decades of Diverse Academic and Practical Experience in Neurology, Mobility, Rehabilitation, Therapy, and EngineeringMay 18th, 2022
Virtual Reality Games May Improve Stroke RecoveryMay 2nd, 2014