VuQNguyenMDMBA

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Birmingham, AL

Neurorehabilitation

Professor and Chair Department of PM&R UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Office
1717 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-3450

Summary

Dr. Vu Nguyen is a physiatrist in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the Professor and Chair of PM&R at UAB Medicine. He received his MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, his BS from Drake University, and has been a stroke physiatrist for 20+ years.

Education & Training

East Carolina University MBA, 2011 - 2013
Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1998 - 2001
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1993
Drake University BS, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1998 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2001 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2022 - 2024
IN State Medical License 1994 - 2019
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Innovation and Impact in Education Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2024
Paul W. Burleson Award Medical Association of State of Alabama, 2024
Parker J Palmer Courage to Teach ACGME, 2017

Clinical Trials

Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain Using the Smartpatch System Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

62 citations
Factors Associated With Discharge to Home Versus Discharge to Institutional Care After Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Vu Q.C. Nguyen, Janet Prvu-Bettger, Tami Guerrier, Mark A. Hirsch, J. George Thomas
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2015-07-01
31 citations
Fully Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Multi-Site Case Series With Two-Year Follow-Up.
Richard D. Wilson, Maria E. Bennett, Vu Q.C. Nguyen, William C. Bock, Michael W. O'Dell
Neuromodulation. 2018-04-01
6 citations
Depression and Functional Status Among African American Stroke Survivors in Inpatient Rehabilitation
Gabrielle Harris, Janice Collins-McNeil, Qing Yang, Vu Q.C. Nguyen, Mark A. Hirsch
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2017-01-01

Press Mentions

UAB Breaks Ground on New Inpatient Rehabilitation Replacement FacilityMay 6th, 2022

Professional Memberships