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Nethra Ankam, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

NethraSridharaAnkamMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab Philadelphia, PA

Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College-Thos Jefferson Univ

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Education & Training

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004 - 2007
  • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
    Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Jefferson All-STAR Employee Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, 2013
  • Interprofessional Education Collaborative curriculum module development award MedEdPORTAL, Association of American Medical Colleges, funded by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Atypically clinically diagnosed Stiff-Person Syndrome response to dantrolene - a refractory case  
    Schreiber AL, Vasudevan JM, Fetouh SK, Ankam NS, Hussain A, Rakocevic G, Muscle and Nerve, 1/1/2012

Abstracts/Posters

  • A New Interdepartmental Musculoskeletal Medicine Rotation for 4th Year Students: Outcomes Data.
    Ankam, NS, Jerpbak C, Paul K, Michaluk L, Am J Phys Med Rehabil, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
  • Changes in Medical Students' Knowledge of Disability Etiquette After a "Patients with Disabilities as Teachers" Session.
    Bu P, Ankam NS, Jerpbak C, Paul K, Am J Phys Med Rehabil, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
  • The Role of Critical Case Analysis in Interprofessional Education.
    Ankam, N., Herge, E. A., Dillinger, A., Hopkins, D. A., Sicks, S., Speakman, E., Wainwright, S. & Wheeler, J, American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference and Expo, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • "A New Interdepartmental Musculoskeletal Medicine Rotation for 4th Year Students: Outcomes Data". 
    Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2015
  • Update on the AAMC Efforts Addressing the Needs of People with Disability: Focus on recruitment of students with disability and improving competence of students' aware... 
    1/1/2015
  • Using ICF to Enhance PM&R Resident and Medical Student Education: Why and How?. Part of Track A2: Fundamentals and Applications of the ICF. 
    1/1/2015
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Other

  • Early Mobilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients: An Interdisciplinary Approach 
    Rao, Erica DPT and Ankam, Nethra MD, Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
    http://jdc.jefferson.edu/hpn/vol28/iss2/4
    1/1/2015
  • Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice: An Overview of the 2012 Jefferson Health Mentors Program. 
    Collins L, Ankam N, Antony R, Hewston L, Koeuth S, Smith K, Wallock S, Jerpbak C, Levinson M, Ward J, Umland E, Covelman K, Frisby A, Kern S, Arenson C, MedEdPORTAL
    www.mededportal.org/publication/9312
    1/1/2013
  • A Common Language for Interprofessional Education: The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). 
    Ankam N, Levinson M, Jerpbak C, Collins L, Umland E, Kern S, Egger S, Lucatorto K, Covelman K, Koeuth S, MedEdPORTAL
    www.mededportal.org/publication/9321
    1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Acute Hypoxemia in Infants with Cyanotic Complex Cardiac Anatomy: Simulation Cases for Pediatric Fellows
    Acute Hypoxemia in Infants with Cyanotic Complex Cardiac Anatomy: Simulation Cases for Pediatric FellowsApril 17th, 2018

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