AllisonBrookeKesslerMDMSc

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Chicago, IL

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Attending Physician, Division of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Assistant Professor of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation

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Office
355 E Erie St
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-238-1000

Fax+1 312-238-3695

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, 2016 - 2017
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013 - 2016
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Preliminary Year, 2012 - 2013
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2012
London School of EconomicsMSc, Biomedicine, Bioscience, and Society, Merit, 2007 - 2008
HarvardBA, Human Evolutionary Biology, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Disability's absence from admissions nondiscrimination and recruitment initiatives in Top-Tier US allopathic medical schools.
Allison Kessler, Samantha L Schroth, Leslie Rydberg
Disability and Health Journal. 2025-01-01
Reply to "Letter on Spasticity Predicts Motor Recovery in Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury".
Sina Sangari, Bing Chen, Sara Hobbs, Amanda Olson, Alan Anschel
Annals of Neurology. 2024-05-01
Trends in the characteristics and outcomes of older patients with non-traumatic spinal cord injury treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities: 2013-2018.
Anne Deutsch, Jennifer Burns, John Potelle, Allison Kessler
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2024-04-08

Press Mentions

Doctors Talk About Solutions for the Care of Patients with DisabilitiesJune 4th, 2023