
Kazuko Liao Shem MD
Pain Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
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751 S Bascom AvePm&r DeptSan Jose, CA 95128
Phone+1 408-885-2000
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Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995 - 1998
UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesInternship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2027
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Telepsychology in Spinal Cord Injury Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 01
- Telenutrition in Spinal Cord Injury Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 03
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Understanding the Impact of Screening Location on Depressive Symptom Scores Among People With Spinal Cord Injury.Ramya Gopalan, Elizabeth Pasipanodya, Benjamin Dirlikov, Mark Held, Janelle Myhre
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2026-06-01 - Prevalence of and risk factors associated with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in wheelchair-dependent individuals with paraplegia.Raymond Chou, Bonnie Lui, Henry J Wong, Jayme C B Koltsov, Kazuko Shem
Spinal Cord. 2026-04-01 - Characterizing Neurological Status and Outcomes During Inpatient Rehabilitation in Persons With Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Early Findings From a Spinal Cord Inju...Kazuko Shem, Einat Engel-Haber, Brittany Snider, Ana Valeria Aguirre Guemez, Steven Kirshblum
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 2026-01-01
Press Mentions
Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries See Positive Results with TelenutritionOctober 14th, 2019
Telenutrition Helps Patients with Spinal Cord InjuriesSeptember 13th, 2019
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