KareenAVelezMD
Physical Medicine/Rehab • Tavares, FLNeurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Physician
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Office
1730 Mayo Dr
Tavares, FL 32778Phone+1 352-525-3001
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
- 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 - 1 citationsBilateral Total Hip Replacement in a Teenager With Diamond Blackfan AnemiaKareen A. Velez, Tova Johnson, Heidi K. Wennemer
PM & R. 2009-11-01
Lectures
- Multicultural Leadership within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dissolving Barriers: Cultivation of Diversity from Both Sides of the FenceAAPM&R 2020 Virtual Annual Assembly - 11/14/2020
- Phyztalk Plenary Session Finalist: Why Physiatry is my IkigaiAAPM&R 2020 Virtual Annual Assembly - 11/13/2020
Other
- Disability EvaluationKareen 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 DiagnosisKareen 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
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kareen-velez-25235688
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