Dr.Usama A Gabr

Usama A. Gabr, M.D., F.A.A.P.M.R, M.CIME

Contact information: drgabr@columbiaclinic.us

Summary of Qualifications:

-Diplomat of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
-Diplomat of the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.
-Mastery level certificate as Independent Medical Examiner (M-CIME)
-University of South Carolina Hospital Academic associate.
-Former Medical Consultant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Review committee for South Carolina Medicare and Medicaid Program.
-Former Medical Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Providence Orthopedic and Neuro-Spine Institute, Columbia, South Carolina and UCI medical.
-Chief Resident Physician, PM&R (University of Cincinnati).
-Two-year grant supported NIH (National Institute of health) research fellowship training at the University of Chicago.
-Extensive experience in ambulatory medicine, Interventional Pain management, Neurological and Musculoskeletal disorders.
-Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for Columbia Clinic Pain and Ortho-Spine Institute, MI, SC.
-Board certified by the American Board of Surgical Assistants, 1998.
-Lead surgeon and first assist surgeon for Spinal decompression and Cervical neurosurgical disc surgeries and surgical implant for Spinal Cord Stimulator .
-Experienced surgical training in Mircodiscectomy lumbar endoscopic surgeries

Academic appointments and Affiliations:

-University of South Carolina Hospital Academic affiliate.
-Henry Ford Hospital Attending Physician and Consultant
-Garden City Hospital Attending physician and Consultant
-Detroit Medical Center Attending physician and Consultant
-Chief resident, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. 2004-2005.
-Fellow for the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Professional activities:

-Founder and Medical Director of PMR services for Physiatry and Rehabilitation Associates and the Columbia Clinic Pain and Physical Medicine Institute.
-Former Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Providence Orthopedic and Neuro-Spine Institute, Columbia, South Carolina.
-Physical Medicine consultant, Richland Memorial Teaching Hospital of the University of South Carolina.
-PMR consultant and Director of rehabilitation services, Doctors Hospital of Oakland, Pontiac, MI.
-Staff consultant physician, Henry Ford Hospital System, Michigan.

Honors, Grants, Awards received and Meetings:

-National Institute of Health (NIH) fully funded training grant for junior investigators, 10/1998- 10/2000.
-Medical degree signed as very good with first-level honors.
-Awarded travel grants and presentations support for the multiple national annual assemblies and the University of Chicago and the University Of Cincinnati;
-Honors by the US newsweek as Top doctor in PMR, 2017 through 2021
-Awards from Castle Canopy at top doctor award, 2015 through 2021
-President elect for the National Arab American Medical Association, MI. NAAMA

Memberships and Professional Organizations:

American Academy of PMR, Association of Academic Physiatrists, American College of Sports Medicine, American Pain Society.

Current Research:

Military grants and applications, Finite Element Model of the F-35 Ejection Seat. Co-Investigator.

The aim of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a finite element model of the F-35 ejection seat with a human occupant for spinal injury prediction. The Finite Element Methods [FEM] model should stimulate the dynamic response of the human crewmember ejection at various scenarios using different human weights. The goal is to determine whether spinal injury predictions can be made during seat ejection under different conditions.

Research experience:

Interests in musculoskeletal and neurological disorders associated with functional deficits, worked on principles of the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in chronic stroke survivors.

Expanded experience in basic research in Allergy and Immunology. Previous training investigating the pathophysiology of paranasal sinus disorders and the immunologic basis of interplay between allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, other studies on the neuropharmacological control of the nasal mucosa.

Other interests include development of a protocol for assessment of spasticity utilizing electromyography, grants submitted for evaluation of static magnetic field in pain associated with Median mononeuropathy.

Teaching and Administrative Experience:

-Preceptor to rotating medical students from Wayne State School of Medicine, Rehab institute of Michigan, Xavier University School of Medicine and the University of South Carolina.
-Chief resident’s responsibilities for UC PM&R training program and the affiliated committees, including formulating rotation syllabus, new resident’s interviews, rotations, grand rounds and scheduling lectures.
-Teaching responsibilities and affiliate with medical student’s education for the University of Cincinnati, University of South Carolina and Xavier University School of Medicine.
-Administrative responsibilities including creating and implementing in-service didactics to nursing staff and therapists in rehabilitation and outpatient settings.

Publications/Presentations:

-Home-based electromyography-triggered stimulation in chronic stroke. Clin Rehabil. 2005 Oct; 19(7):737-45. PMID: 16250192
-Feasibility, Compliance, and Efficacy of Home-Based Electromyography Triggered Neuromuscular Stimulation in Chronic Stroke: A Case Series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - September 2004 (Vol. 85, Issue 9, Page e52)
-Conversion Disorder in a High School Football Player Following Repeated Traumatic Brain Injury, submission pending to the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - September 2003 (Vol. 84, Issue 9, Page E8)
-Conversion Disorder, Historical and Clinical aspects-review article. pending submission to the

journal of Residents and Staff Physicians
-C57Bl/6 and BALB/c Mice Have Similar Neutrophil Response to Acute Streptococcus pneumoniae Sinus Infections. Arch Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg, Aug. 2000.
-A Clinical Report of Serologic Markers in a Group of Patients with Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Journal of the American Rhinologic Association, April, 2000.
-Allergic inflammation enhances bacterial sinusitis in mice The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 108, No. 3, 424-429, 2001
-Allergic rhinitis augments the response to a bacterial sinus infection in mice: A review of an animal model. American Journal of Rhinology, Volume 20, Number 5, September-October 2006, pp. 524-533(10)
Contact information:
drgabr@columbiaclinic.us
Michigan office, 248-212-0777 (2700 S. Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI. 48307) South Carolina office 803-788-2225 (113 Blarney Dr. Columbia, SC. 29223) Direct: 513-309-8523