KareenAVelezMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Lady Lake, FL

Neurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

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Office
Central Florida
900 County Road 466
Lady Lake, FL 32159
Phone+1 352-430-0017

Fax+1 352-636-1473

Summary

Dr. Kareen Velez is an experienced physician with Dual Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Medicine.

Skilled in Inpatient Rehabilitation, Wound Care, Spasticity Management and Neuromusculoskeletal disorders.

Her areas of research focus include diversity & inclusion; workplace bullying; moral injury; health equity in underrepresented minorities.

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2008 - 2011
St Elizabeth's Medical Center/Lemuel Shattuck HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2025
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
Bilateral Total Hip Replacement in a Teenager With Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Kareen A. Velez, Tova Johnson, Heidi K. Wennemer
PM & R. 2009-11-01
Rehabilitación para todos: Embracing LatinX diversity in physiatry.
Cecilia Córdova Vallejos, Marcos R Henríquez, Emily Márquez, Joshua Romero, Kareen A Velez
PM & R. 2022-06-01

Lectures

Multicultural Leadership within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dissolving Barriers: Cultivation of Diversity from Both Sides of the Fence
AAPM&R 2020 Virtual Annual Assembly - 11/14/2020
Phyztalk Plenary Session Finalist: Why Physiatry is my Ikigai
AAPM&R 2020 Virtual Annual Assembly - 11/13/2020

Other

Disability Evaluation
Kareen A. Velez, AAPM&R
https://now.aapmr.org/disability-evaluation/
PM&R Knowledge Now - 12/16/2020
Psychological factors affecting physical disorders part1: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Kareen A. Velez, AAPM&R
https://now.aapmr.org/psychological-factors-affecting-physical-disorders-part-1/
PM&R Knowledge Now - 12/16/2020

Committees

Member, Diversity and Inclusion 2020 - 2022

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - AAPMR
Member

Other Languages

Spanish

External Links

LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kareen-velez-25235688