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Our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Experts

The experts in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Pittsburgh, Pa., represent a wide range of subspecialties and expertise, and are committed to bringing the combined resources of UPMC to help each patient meet their specific goals.

Many of our doctors and specialists have Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Pain Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine certifications from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Additionally, doctors who specialize in electromyography and nerve condition studies have an Electrodiagnostic Medicine certification from the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Find rehabilitation doctors across Western PA, separated by expertise below, for more information. Click here to meet our experts in pediatric rehabilitation medicine.

Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, UPMC Rehabilitation Institute

  • Hsiung Leu, L.Ac
  • Gary Galang, MD
  • Amanda Harrington, MD
  • John Horton, MD
  • Jessica Berry, MD
  • Kevin Franzese, DO
  • Gary Galang, MD
  • Amanda Harrington, MD
  • Michael Munin, MD
  • Elise Pearson, MD
  • Caroline Vail, DO
  • Kevin Franzese, DO
  • Gary Galang, MD
  • Maria Twichell, MD
  • Amy Wagner, MD
  • Brad Dicianno, MD
  • Darcie Ilg Petrillo, PA-C
  • Caroline Vail, DO
  • Brendan McNeish, MD
  • Kevin Franzese, DO
  • Darcie Ilg Petrillo, PA-C
  • Allison Bean, MD, PhD
  • Jenny Chiang, DO
  • Eric Helm, MD
  • Ryan Nussbaum, DO
  • Alan Chu, MD
  • Kerry DeLuca, MD
  • Wendy Helkowski, MD
  • Grace Hershey, MD
  • Suehun Ho, MD
  • Max Hurwitz, DO
  • Michael Munin, MD
  • Elise Pearson, MD
  • Joseph Shivers, MD
  • Karen Barr, MD
  • Alan Chu, MD
  • Andrea Cuffman, PA-C
  • Wendy Helkowski, MD
  • Eric Helm, MD
  • Suehun Ho, MD
  • Jessica Leavengood, PA-C
  • Angela Petrosky, PA-C
  • Jennifer Shen, MD
  • Joseph Shivers, MD
  • Gwendolyn Sowa, MD
  • Chris Standaert, MD
  • Maria Twichell, MD
  • Kali Webb, DO
  • Shaun Darrah, MD
  • Max Hurwitz, DO
  • Abraham Jung, CRNP
  • Molly Krause, DO
  • Alissa Lombardo, PA-C
  • Elise Pearson, MD
  • Debbie Tan, MD
  • Alan Chu, MD
  • Eric Helm, MD
  • Suehun Ho, MD
  • Shaun Darrah, MD
  • Max Hurwitz, DO
  • Michael Munin, MD
  • Elise Pearson, MD
  • Maria Twichell, MD
  • Ted Barrios, PhD
  • Tad Gorske, PhD
  • Melody Mickens, PhD
  • Jessica Rusbatch, PsyD
  • Allison Bean, MD, PhD
  • Eric Helm, MD
  • Ryan Nussbaum, DO
  • Brad Dicianno, MD
  • Darcie Ilg Petrillo, PA-C
  • Jessica Berry, MD
  • Amanda Harrington, MD
  • John Horton, MD
  • Darcie Ilg Petrillo, PA-C
  • Caroline Vail, DO
  • Allison Bean, MD, PhD
  • Jenny Chiang, DO
  • Alan Chu, MD
  • Suehun Ho, MD
  • Matthew Maxwell, MD
  • Ryan Nussbaum, DO
  • Jessica Berry, MD
  • Kerry DeLuca, MD
  • Kevin Franzese, DO
  • Gary Galang, MD
  • Grace Hershey, MD
  • Max Hurwitz, DO
  • Abraham Jung, CRNP
  • Molly Krause, DO
  • Alissa Lombardo, PA-C
  • Michael Munin, MD
  • Jennifer Shen, MD
  • Debbie Tan, MD
  • Maria Twichell, MD
  • Kali Webb, DO
  • Allison Bean, MD, PhD
  • Jenny Chiang, DO
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