Ep 065 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with Dr. Miguel Escalón

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Show notes for this episode can be found here. 


Dr. Miguel Escalón


Dr. Escalón (@dr_escalon) is the Program Director of the Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency at Mount Sinai Ichan
School of Medicine.


Dr. Escalón completed his undergraduate degree at The University
of Chicago in 2005; completed his medical degree and a masters of
public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2009;
completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
at Baylor College of Medicine in 2013; and finally a fellowship
in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2014.


In addition to Program Director, Dr. Escalón serves as the
Director of Critical Care Rehabilitation. In this position, Dr.
Escalón works closely with physical therapists, occupational
therapists, speech therapists, and recreational therapists, as
well as neuropsychologists, and other medical and surgical
specialists in order to provide comprehensive care in the
rehabilitation and mobilization of critically ill patients,
especially those patients in the ICU.


Outside of the clinic, Dr. Escalón is involved with research into
brain and spinal cord injury especially as it relates to pain,
spasticity and the role of technology in recovery. In particular,
he is involved in the use of robotic exoskeletons to facilitate
walking after such injuries.


Please enjoy with Dr. Miguel Escalón!