RobertCBrunnerMDMSHA

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Birmingham, AL

Neurorehabilitation

Professor and Vice-Chairman, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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Office
1717 6th Ave
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-8264

Fax+1 205-975-7490
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Summary

Associate Chief of Staff, UAB Hospitals

Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995 - 1998
Brookwood Baptist HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Assessing menopause symptoms in women with traumatic brain injury: the development and initial testing of a new scale.
Claire Z Kalpakjian, Robin Hanks, Elisabeth H Quint, Scott Millis, Angelle M Sander, Anthony H Lequerica, Tamara Bushnik, Robert Brunner, Lisa Rapport> ;Women & Health. 2024 Jan 2
2 citations
Effectiveness of care models for chronic disease management: A scoping review of systematic reviews.
Kurt Kroenke, John D Corrigan, Rick K Ralston, Ross Zafonte, Robert C Brunner, Joseph T Giacino, Jeanne M Hoffman, Dmitry Esterov, David X Cifu, David C Mellick, Kathl...> ;PM & R. 2024 Feb 1
Crash Risk Following Return to Driving After Moderate-to-Severe TBI: A TBI Model Systems Study.
Thomas Novack, Yue Zhang, Richard Kennedy, Lisa J Rapport, Charles Bombardier, Thomas Bergquist, Thomas Watanabe, Candy Tefertiller, Yelena Goldin, Jennifer Marwitz, L...> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2022 May 26
4 citations
Driving patterns, confidence, and perception of abilities following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a TBI model system study.
Thomas A. Novack, Yue Zhang, Richard E. Kennedy, Lisa J. Rapport, Jennifer H. Marwitz, Laura E. Dreer, Yelena Goldin, Janet P. Niemeier, Charles H. Bombardier, Thomas ...> ;Brain Injury. 2021 Jun 6
4 citations
Investigating whole-brain metabolite abnormalities in the chronic stages of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury.
Joanne C. Lin, Christina Mueller, Kelsey A Campbell, Halle H. Thannickal, Altamish F Daredia, Sulaiman Sheriff, Andrew A. Maudsley, Robert C. Brunner, Jarred Younger> ;PM & R. 2021 Apr 30
1 citations
Phase IIB Randomized Trial on the Use of 4-Aminopyridine in Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Jay M. Meythaler, Robert C. Brunner, Jean D. Peduzzi> ;Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2021 Apr 8
6 citations
Return to Driving After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Study.
Thomas A. Novack, Yue Zhang, Richard E. Kennedy, Lisa J. Rapport, Thomas K. Watanabe, Kimberley R. Monden, Laura E. Dreer, Thomas F. Bergquist, Charles H. Bombardier, ...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2021 Mar 8
21 citations
Factors Increasing Risk of Suicide after Traumatic Brain Injury: A State-of-the-Science Review of Military and Civilian Studies.
Kayla L McIntire, Kelly M Crawford, Paul B. Perrin, Jordan L Sestak, Kyle Aman, Lauren A. Walter, David B Page, Huacong Wen, Brittney O Randolph, Robert C. Brunner, To...> ;Brain Injury. 2021 Jan 18
9 citations
Effects of Statin Treatment on Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury.
John Whyte, Jessica M. Ketchum, Jenny Bogner, Robert C. Brunner, Flora M. Hammond, Ross Zafonte, Gale G. Whiteneck, Alan Weintraub> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2019 Jan 1
8 citations
The effect of donepezil on the cognitive ability early in the course of recovery from traumatic brain injury.
Kelsey A Campbell, Richard E. Kennedy, Robert C. Brunner, Sean D. Hollis, Ross A Lumsden, Thomas A. Novack> ;Brain Injury. 2018 May 8
54 citations
Natural History of Headache Five Years after Traumatic Brain Injury.
Arthur Stacey, Sylvia Lucas, Sureyya Dikmen, Nancy R. Temkin, Kathleen R. Bell, Allen W. Brown, Robert C. Brunner, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Thomas K. Watanabe, Alan Weintr...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2017 Apr 15
67 citations
Zolpidem and restoration of consciousness.
John Whyte, Riya Rajan, Amy Rosenbaum, Douglas I. Katz, Kathleen Kalmar, Ronald T. Seel, Brian D. Greenwald, Ross Zafonte, David Demarest, Robert C. Brunner, Darryl L....> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2014 Feb 1
26 citations
Do Rehospitalization Rates Differ Among Injury Severity Levels in the NIDRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Program
Risa Nakase-Richardson, Johanna Tran, David X. Cifu, Scott D. Barnett, Lawrence J. Horn, Brian D. Greenwald, Robert C. Brunner, John Whyte, Flora M. Hammond, Stuart A....> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2013 Oct 1
190 citations
Natural history of headache after traumatic brain injury
Jeanne M. Hoffman, Sylvia Lucas, Sureyya Dikmen, Cynthia Braden, Allen W. Brown, Robert C. Brunner, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, William C. Walker, Thomas K. Watanabe, Kathlee...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2011 Sep 15
25 citations
Impact of early administration of sertraline on cognitive and behavioral recovery in the first year after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.
James H. Baños, Thomas A. Novack, Robert C. Brunner, Sharon G. Renfroe, Hui Yi Lin, Jay M. Meythaler> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2010 Sep 1
15 citations
Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury: A multicenter observational study
Mary C. Carlile, David Nicewander, Stuart A. Yablon, Allen W. Brown, Robert C. Brunner, David Burke, Heechin Chae, Jeffrey Englander, Steve Flanagan, Flora M. Hammond,...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Dec 1
37 citations
Impact of early administration of sertraline on depressive symptoms in the first year after traumatic brain injury.
Thomas A. Novack, James H. Baños, Robert C. Brunner, Sharon G. Renfroe, Jay M. Meythaler> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2009 Nov 21
31 citations
A preliminary assessment of the benefits of the addition of botulinum toxin a to a conventional therapy program on the function of people with longstanding stroke.
Jay M. Meythaler, Laura K. Vogtle, Robert C. Brunner> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2009 Sep 1
28 citations
Orally delivered baclofen to control spastic hypertonia in acquired brain injury.
Jay M. Meythaler, Warren Clayton, Linda K. Davis, Sharon Guin-Renfroe, Robert C. Brunner> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2004 Mar 1
53 citations
Cyproheptadine for intrathecal baclofen withdrawal.
Jay M. Meythaler, James F Roper, Robert C. Brunner> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2003 May 1
15 citations
Screening for venous thromboembolism in traumatic brain injury: limitations of D-dimer assay.
Jay M. Meythaler, Winfield S. Fisher, Loring W. Rue, Alice Johnson, Linda Lindsey Davis, Robert C. Brunner> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2003 Feb 1
202 citations
Amantadine to improve neurorecovery in traumatic brain injury-associated diffuse axonal injury: a pilot double-blind randomized trial.
Jay M. Meythaler, Robert C. Brunner, Alice Johnson, Thomas A. Novack> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2002 Aug 1
124 citations
Intrathecal Baclofen for Spastic Hypertonia From Stroke
Jay M. Meythaler, Sharon Guin-Renfroe, Robert C. Brunner, Mark N. Hadley> ;Stroke. 2001 Sep 1
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American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - AAPMR
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