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Shirlene Allen Shirlene Allen is nurse manager for Stroke Program at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
H. Chris Blount H. Chris Blount is the executive director of the Wilson Research Foundation, the fundraising arm of Methodist Rehabilitation Center. The Wilson Foundation supports the research programs at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Ginny Boydston Ginny Boydston, director of therapeutic recreation at Methodist, has introduced thousands of people with disabilities to activities and sports.
Clea Cornett Evans, PhD Dr. Evans is a staff neuropsychologist who works on the inpatient brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury units at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Kenneth Fox, MD Dr. Fox is a physician who specializes in non-surgical management of spine and joint pain at Methodist Spine and Joint Center.
Samuel T. Gontkovsky, PsyD Dr. Gontkovsky is a scientist at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery and holds academic appointments at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Jackson State University.
Susan B. Greco, RN, MSN, CRRN Susan Greco is vice president for patient care services and program director at Methodist Rehabilitation Center. She supervises and directs nursing and therapy practices for the hospital’s four major inpatient programs—brain injury, spinal...
Samuel P. Grissom, MD Dr. Grissom is medical director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Methodist Rehabilitation Center and has conducted research on the treatment of spasticity and its complications.
Robert Hirko Robert Hirko is director of biomedical engineering department at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
James W. Irby Jr., PhD, ABPP-CN Dr. Irby is a board-certified neuropsychologist who provides consultation services for the inpatient brain injury, stroke, and spinal injury units at Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Joe Jacobson Joe Jacobson is director of outpatient services at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Marcia King, MEd Marcia King, the director of education and process improvement, coordinates internal and external education activities and quality management initiatives at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Jae E. Lee, DrPH The recipient of a doctoral degree in quantitative research methods, Dr. Lee’s research centers on quality of life after neurological injury, health outcome measurements and evaluation of health services. He has published 18 manuscripts.
A. Arturo Leis, MD Dr. Leis is a senior scientist at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery and clinical professor of neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Terri McKie Terri McKie is the manager of the gift shop at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Jan Robertson, NFA Jan Robertson, vice president of long term care at Methodist Rehabilitation Center, oversees the daily operations of Methodist Specialty Care Center, a residential facility designed for the younger, severely disabled person.
Dobrivoje S. Stokic, MD Dr. Stokic is a senior scientist at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery and administrative director for research at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Bettye Sullivan Bettye Sullivan is director of volunteer services at Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Chad D. Vickery, Ph.D. Dr. Vickery is a staff neuropsychologist at Methodist. His research interests include emotional functioning and self-esteem following stroke and the impact of these variables on functional outcome in the inpatient rehabilitation setting.
Chris Wallace, CPO, FAAOP Chris Wallace, the director of Methodist Orthotics and Prosthetics, oversees operations and clinical care for Methodist Orthotics and Prosthetics offices in Jackson, Hattiesburg and Meridian, Mississippi and Monroe, Louisiana.
Larry Word, CPO Larry Word is the manager of the Methodist Orthotics and Prosthetics office in Hattiesburg. Word is a certified orthotist and prosthetist with 22 years of clinical experience.
Stuart A. Yablon, MD Dr. Yablon is director of the Brain Injury Program at Methodist Rehabilitation Center, project medical director for the TBI Model System of Mississippi and clinical assistant professor of neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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