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Steven Kirshblum, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, West Orange, NJ

StevenKirshblumMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab West Orange, NJ

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School Newark

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  • Office

    1199 Pleasant Valley Way
    West Orange, NJ 07052
    Phone+1 973-731-3600
    Fax+1 717-975-9981

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
  • Ascension Illinois/Saint Francis
    Ascension Illinois/Saint FrancisInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1986
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
    Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1978 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Charcot Spine Following Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: An Analysis of 201 Published Cases  
    Jayne M Donovan, Ryan Solinsky, Steven C Kirshblum, Nature
  • Establishing a Threshold to Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Disease from the Serum Triglyceride and High-Density Lipoprotein Concentrations in Persons with Spinal Cord ...  
    Steven C Kirshblum, William A Bauman, Nature
  • Lean tissue mass and energy expenditure are retained in hypogonadal men with spinal cord injury after discontinuation of testosterone replacement therapy  
    Bauman WA, La Fountaine MF, Cirnigliaro CM, Kirshblum SC, Spungen AM, J Spinal Cord Med, 6/26/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Effects of a Beta-2 agonist in transpulmonary pressure in spinal cord injury.
    Shilero G, Radulovic M, Wecht J, Lafountaine M, Cinigliaro C, Yen C, Kirshblum S, Bauman W, J Spinal Cord Med, 1/1/2013
  • Relationship of peak cough flow to transesophogeal pressure in spinal cord injury.
    Yen C, Radulovic M, Lafountaine M, Cinigliaro C, Wecht J, , Kirshblum S, Bauman W. Shilero G, J Spinal Cord Med, 1/1/2013
  • An unusual presentation of functional and neurologic recovery 36 months post-injury in a person with traumatic incomplete tetraplegia.
    Perkowski M, Poduri KR, Kirshblum S, J Spinal Cord Med, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Teaching quality and safety to a changing generation. 
    7/22/2014
  • What's New in the International Standards. 
    Long Island, NY - 4/9/2014
  • SCI Classification and Rehabilitation. 
    Livingston, NJ - 4/2/2014
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Other

  • Guidelines for Fellowship Mentors. 
    Kevorkian G, Kirshblum S, Buschbacher R, Kowalskie K, Rucker K, Monograph by the Association of Academic Physiatrists
    1/1/1996

Press Mentions

  • Enhanced Cardiovascular Function with Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation in High-Level Spinal Cord Injury
    Enhanced Cardiovascular Function with Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation in High-Level Spinal Cord InjuryOctober 28th, 2024
  • Non-Invasive scTS Improves Handgrip Strength, Motor Control in People with Complete Tetraplegia
    Non-Invasive scTS Improves Handgrip Strength, Motor Control in People with Complete TetraplegiaMarch 22nd, 2021
  • Impact of Different Forms of Activity-Based Recovery Training on Bladder, Bowel and Sexual Function Following Spinal Cord Injury
    Impact of Different Forms of Activity-Based Recovery Training on Bladder, Bowel and Sexual Function Following Spinal Cord InjuryDecember 2nd, 2020
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