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Office
1100 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203Phone+1 704-355-9330
Summary
- Dr. Sima Desai is a physiatrist in Charlotte, NC and is affiliated with Carolinas Rehabilitation. She specializes in neurorehabilitation and is experienced in stroke, spasticity, and brain injury rehabilitation.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2018
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015 - 2018
- Flushing Hospital Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
- Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2013, M.D.
- Tulane UniversityM.S., Pharmacology , 2008 - 2009
- Emory UniversityB.S., Environmental Studies, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unusual Presentation of a Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke: A Clinical Vignette.Alicia McClintock, Sima A Desai, Shanti M Pinto
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2022-09-01 - 18 citationsDose‐Response Effects of Tai Chi and Physical Therapy Exercise Interventions in Symptomatic Knee OsteoarthritisAugustine C. Lee, William F. Harvey, Lori Lyn Price, Xingyi Han, Jeffrey B. Driban
PM & R. 2018-07-01 - Poster 332 Corticobasal Degeneration with Spastic Left Hemiparesis, Dystonic Posturing, and Rigidity: A Case Report.Sima A. Desai, Heidi K. Wennemer, Roman Zolotoy
PM & R. 2016-09-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- International Brain Injury AssociationMember
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