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Office
1100 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203Phone+1 704-355-4330- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Sima Desai is a physiatrist in Charlotte, NC and is affiliated with Carolinas Rehabilitation. She specializes in neurorehabilitation and is experienced in stroke, spasticity, and brain injury rehabilitation.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2018
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015 - 2018
- Flushing Hospital Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
- Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2013, M.D.
- Tulane UniversityM.S., Pharmacology , 2008 - 2009
- Emory UniversityB.S., Environmental Studies, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unusual Presentation of a Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke: A Clinical Vignette.Alicia McClintock, Sima A Desai, Shanti M Pinto> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2022 Sep 1
- 16 citationsDose‐Response Effects of Tai Chi and Physical Therapy Exercise Interventions in Symptomatic Knee OsteoarthritisAugustine C. Lee, William F. Harvey, Lori Lyn Price, Xingyi Han, Jeffrey B. Driban, Maura D. Iversen, Sima A. Desai, Hans E. Knopp, Chenchen Wang> ;PM & R. 2018 Jul 1
- Poster 332 Corticobasal Degeneration with Spastic Left Hemiparesis, Dystonic Posturing, and Rigidity: A Case Report.Sima A. Desai, Heidi K. Wennemer, Roman Zolotoy> ;PM & R. 2016 Sep 1
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- International Brain Injury AssociationMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Atrium Health's Carolinas RehabilitationCharlotte, North Carolina
- Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, North Carolina
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