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Steven Stiens, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Seattle, WA, UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center

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Physical Medicine/Rehab Seattle, WA

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonMS, 1987 - 1990
  • Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati
    Jewish Hospital of CincinnatiInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1986
  • Xavier University
    Xavier UniversityB.S., Natural Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ernest W. Johnson Excellence in Research Writing In-Training Award 2002
  • Best Research Paper (co-author) 1998
  • Golden Goniometer Award 1991
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Activity-Based Restorative Therapies after Spinal Cord Injury: Inter-institutional conceptions and perceptions  
    Dolbow DR, Gorgey AS, Recio AC, Stiens SA, Curry AC, Sadowsky CL, Gater DR, Martin R, McDonald JW, Aging and Disease, 1/1/2015
  • History of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Its Ethical Dimensions  
    Atanelov L, Stiens SA, Young MA, AMA Journal of Ethics, 1/1/2015
  • The person with spinal cord injury: An evolving prototype for life care planning  
    Stiens SA, Farber H, Yuhas S, Phys Med Rehab Clin N Am, 1/24/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Pharmacists' Recommendations Optimize Medications Used During Acute Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.
    Stiens SA, Lew K, Chiu P, Bodeau VS, Mason D, J. Spinal Cord Medicine, 1/1/2009
  • Nursing Assessment and Ultrasound Imaging Guide Treatment After Myocutaneous Flap.
    Fine, D, Mathes D, Scott J, Jones R, Stiens SA, J. Spinal Cord Medicine, 1/1/2009
  • Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Infection With Resistant Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus Baumannii Complex: Successful Innovations in Rehabilitation During Isolation
    Recio A, Havens S, Bohart Z, Stiens SA, Arch Phys Med Rehab, E Physiatrists, Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1/1/2007
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Lectures

  • Independent Sailing with High Tetraplegia Using Sip and Puff Controls: Integration into a Community Sailing Center. 
    Sacramento, CA - 1/1/2016
  • A Design for Telemedicine and Telerehabilitation for Deveoping Countries: Bringing specialists to the villages. 
    Geneva, Switzerland - 1/1/2016
  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling: Utilizing the Interdisiplinary Team Model for Successful Outcomes 
    Berlin, Germany - 1/23/2015
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Other

  • Accidents Stink: Bowel Care 202, (a film to educate attendants of persons with SCI in bowel care). 
    Stiens SA, Pidde T, Veland B, David M, Chadband C, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Education and Training Foundation (50 minutes)
    http://tinyurl.com/bowelfilm
    1/1/2002
  • Terrorism's Affect On Chronic Pain Perception. 
    Young MA, O'Young BJ, Stiens SA, Hoffberg H, Cassius D, Narrow C, Kornhauser S, Practical Pain Management, p9-12
    1/1/2002
  • Gastrointestinal changes after spinal cord injury: An outline and questions. 
    Shankar K, Stiens SA, Physical Medical Rehabilitation: The Complete Approach, CDROM Companion (Grabbois MM (Edr), Blackwel
    1/1/2000
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