
Sarah Maria (Laabs) Eickmeyer MD
Brain Injury Medicine
Professor and Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The University of Kansas Medical Center
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3901 Rainbow Blvd# PhysicalKansas City, KS 66160
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Summary
- Dr. Sarah Eickmeyer is a graduate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where she served as a chief resident during her training. Afterwards, she worked for the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center. Dr. Eickmeyer is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the University of Kansas School of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Eickmeyer previously served as an Assistant Director in the University of Kansas Medical Alumni Learning Community Program for three years. She also served eight years as the Medical Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation and six years as the residency program director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kansas. She is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine, and by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. She has national volunteer roles in the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Her clinical interests include stroke rehabilitation, spasticity management, electrodiagnostic testing, and medically complex rehabilitation.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007 - 2011
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
KS State Medical License 2014 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2021 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2011 - 2015
IL State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Electromagnetic Stimulation to Reduce Disability After Ischemic Stroke: The EMAGINE Randomized Clinical Trial.Jeffrey L Saver, Pamela W Duncan, Joel Stein, Steven C Cramer, Emily J Fox
JAMA Network Open. 2025-10-01 - The role of rehabilitation across the continuum of liver disease from cirrhosis to transplantation and beyond: A narrative review.Laura Malmut, Sarah Eickmeyer, Leslie Rydberg, Jacqueline Neal, Julie Lanphere
PM & R. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsThe case for health professional student communication skills training for persons with aphasia.Kevin Mattar, Sarah M Eickmeyer, Edna Babbitt, Leslie Rydberg
PM & R. 2024-06-01
Press Mentions
KU Researchers Study Whether High-Intensity Exercise Could Help Stroke PatientsFebruary 18th, 2019
Academy News – July PM&RJuly 12th, 2018
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