JohnRobertParzialeMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • East Providence, RI

Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical), Occupational Medicine

Clinical Professor Emeritus, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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Office
450 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Building 12
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone+1 401-524-4655

Summary

I am a board certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Clinical Professor Emeritus at Brown University with numerous published articles and book chapters. Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board to the RI Workers' Compensation Court. Clinical interests include low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, electromyography and golf injuries/rehabilitation.

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1983 - 1986
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1986 - 2024
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Clinical Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Orthopedics Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2024
Chairman Medical Advisory Board to the RI Workers' Compensation Court, 2019-2024
Top Doctor RI Monthly Magazine, 1994-2020
Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2018
Clinical Professor, Dept of Orthopedics Brown University, 2018
Distinguished Clinician American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017
Top MD Consumers Checkbook, 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Healthy swing: a golf rehabilitation model.
John R Parziale
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2002-07-01
34 citations
Golf injuries and rehabilitation.
John R Parziale, William J. Mallon
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2006-08-01
1 citations
Golf in the Paralympic Games.
John R Parziale, Arthur Jason De Luigi
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2023-11-01

Journal Articles

Golf in the Paralympic Games
John R Parziale, Arthur DeLuigi, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 11/1/2023
The Hirsch Index and self-citation in Academic Physiatry
Scott Pfirrman, CG Yeulon, John R Parziale, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 7/1/2022
Independent Medical Evaluations and Depositions for Workers' Compensation
John R Parziale, RI Medical Journal, 2/1/2021
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rhode Island during the Covid -19 Pandemic
Timothy Genovese, Alexios Carayannopoulos, John R Parziale, RI Medical Journal, 12/1/2020
Pre-Clinical Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Bryan Le, John R Parziale, RI Medical Journal, 4/1/2019
Eradication by Irradiation: Osteoid Osteoma Presenting as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Luby Sidoff, Damian Dupuy, John R Parziale, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 8/1/2016
Golf in the United States: an evolution of accessibility
John R Parziale, PMR, 9/1/2014
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Samir Trehan, John R Parziale, Edward Akelman, Med and Health Rhode Island, 10/1/2012
Iliopsoas bursitis
John R Parziale, Casey O'Donnell, David Sandman, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 8/1/2009
Dyspnea: an unusual presentation of posttraumatic syringomyelia
John R Parziale, Elizabeth P Frates, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 2/1/2006
Injuries in competitive amateur sailors
JJ McVay, John R Parziale, Orthopedic Phys Therapy Practice, 1/1/2005
Healthy Swing: a golf rehabilitation model
John R Parziale, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 7/1/2002
The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
John R Parziale. Edward Akelman, APC Weiss, Andrew Green, Am Jnl Orthopedics, 10/1/2000
Clinical Management of Fibromyalgia
John R Parziale, Med and Health Rhode island, 10/1/1999
Responses to confidential survey of academic physiatry
John R Parziale, AAP Newsletter, 2/1/1998
Golf Power
Wayne Westcott, John R Parziale, Fitness Management, 1/1/1997
The piriformis syndrome
John R Parziale, Thomas Hudgins, Loren Fishman, Am Jnl Orthopedics, 9/1/1996
Fibromyalgia
John R Parziale, Joseph Chen, Med and Health Rhode Island, 5/1/1996
Spasticity: pathophysiology and management
John R Parziale, Edward Akelman, David Herz, Orthopedics, 7/1/1993
Standard v Lightweight Wheelchair propulsion in spinal cord injured patients
John R Parziale, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 4/1/1991
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of heterotopic ossification mimicking deep vein thrombosis
Francis Scola, John R Parziale, Jnl Clinical Ultrasound, 1/1/1991
The evolution of an acute care hospital unit to a DRG-exempt rehabilitation unit
Thomas Parfenchuck, John R Parziale, Joan Liberman, Robert Butcher, David Ahern, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 2/1/1990
Correlation of Chronic Low back pain behavior and muscle function
David Ahern, Daniel Hannon, Anthony Goreczny, Michael Follick, John R Parziale, Spine, 2/1/1990
Interdisciplinary perspectives on mechanisms and management of low back pain
David Ahern, John R Parziale, Duane Bishop, Michael Follick, Melvyn gelch, Phillip Lucas, RI Medical Journal, 1/1/1990
Lithium Carbonate for aggressive behavior or affective instability in ten brain-injured patients
Mel Glenn, Bruno Wroblewski, John R Parziale, Laurence Levine, John Whyte, Am Jnl Phys Med Rehabil, 10/1/1989
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Books/Book Chapters

Comprehensive Pain Management in the Rehabilitation Patient
Chapter: Electrodiagnosis and pain management
Page 299 - 306John R ParzialeEditors: A Carayannopoulos.Springer, New York2017
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of north America
Chapter: Disability evaluation of extremity fractures
John R Parziale2008
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
Chapter: Golf injuries and rehabilitation
John R Parziale, William J Mallon2006
Current Diagnosis in Neurology
Chapter: The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Page 359 - 361John R Parziale, Edward AkelmanEditors: Edward Feldmann.FV Mosby, St. Louis1994
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