Faculty

Raj Mitra, MD
Professor, Chair and Residency Program Director
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr. Mitra's clinical practice is focused on Low Back Pain, Mid Back and Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Hip Pain, and Muscle Strain. Dr. Mitra's specialties include Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Management, Physiatry, and Physical Medicine & Rehab.

PROCEDURES
Pain Intervention for the Spine, Hips and Shoulders Including Epidural Steroid Injections, Lumbar Facet Blocks, Sacro Iliac Joint, Joint Injections, Heat/Ice Therapy, Shoulder Injections, Soft Tissue Injections, Trigger Point Injections

Mojgan Saber, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Director Inpatient Rehabilitation

Functional recovery and pain management in patients afflicted with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and other neuromuscular rehabilitation. Dr Saber also manages musculoskeletal dysfunctions such as low back pain, mid back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, ankle/foot pain. Dr Saber directs the wheelchair and amputee clinics.

PROCEDURES
Botox injection, joint injection including knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, and foot, soft tissue injection, trigger point injection, Baclofen pump management, electromyography and nerve conduction studies.

Raelene Knolla, MD

Associate Residency Program Director
Consult Medical Director
Assistant Professor

Dr. Knolla's clinical practice is focused on general rehabilitation for patients with functional impairments due to traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular diagnosis.  Dr. Knolla also manages musculoskeletal injuries including shoulder pain, hip pain, ankle/foot pain.  Dr. Knolla's specialties include Rehabilitation Medicine, Physiatry, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

PROCEDURES

Electromyography and nerve conduction studies, Bo-Tox Injections, Baclofen pump management, knee injections, shoulder injections, trigger point injections.

Sherin Fetouh, MD

Dr. Fetouh's clinical practice is focused on Low Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Hip Pain, Muscle Strain, Musculoskeletal Diseases, and Physical Medicine & Rehab. Dr. Fetouh's has a sub specialty interest in Oncology Rehabilitation.

PROCEDURES
Botox Injection, Heat/Ice Therapy, Knee Injections, Shoulder Injections, Soft Tissue Injections, Trigger Point Injections, Pain Interventions for the Spine, Hips and Shoulders Including Epidural Steroid Injections, Lumbar Facet Blocks, Sacro Ilac Joint Injections, Joint Injections

Aimee Widner, MD

Dr. Widner's clinical practice is focused on Low Back Pain, Mid Back and Neck Pain, Pelvic Pain, Shoulder Pain, Hip Pain, Sports Medicine in the Female Athlete, and Muscle Strain. Dr. Widner's specialties include Management of the Spine and Joint Pain in Women.

PROCEDURES
Electromyography-EMG, Pain Intervention for the Spin, Hips and Shoulders Including Epidural Steriod Injections, Lumbar Facet Blocks, Sacro Iliac Joint Injections, Heat/Ice Therapy, Shoulder Injections, Soft Tissue Injections, Trigger Point Injections

George Varghese, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

Clinical Interests: Musculoskeletal Medicine, EMG, Pain, Disability Ratings, non-interventional spine

Tiffany Williams, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Spine Fellowship Director and Medical Director of Comprehensive Spine Center

Dr. Williams' clinical practice is focused on neck pain, mid back pain, low back pain, musculoskeletal diseases including shoulder and hip pain/disorders. Dr. Williams' specialities include Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Management.

PROCEDURES
Pain interventions for the spine, hips and shoulders including epidural injections, facet injections, sacroiliac join injections, intra-articular joint injections, radiofrequency ablation, trigger point injections and neuromodulation.

Monica Kurylo, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor

Dr. Kurylo is the staff neuropsychologist on the KUMC inpatient rehabilitation unit. Additionally, she participates in the monthly faculty-resident meetings, teaches the statistical analysis and research development educational block and is the main faculty advisor for the resident research requirement.