Sarah M. Eickmeyer, MD

Professional Background

Dr. Sarah Eickmeyer is a graduate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where she served as a chief resident during her training. Afterwards, she worked for the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center. Since July 1, 2023, Dr. Eickmeyer is the Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the University of Kansas School of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Health System. She is an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Eickmeyer is also an Assistant Director in the University of Kansas Medical Alumni Learning Community Program. She previously served eight years as the Medical Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation and six years as the residency program director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kansas. She is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine, and by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. She has national volunteer roles in the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Her clinical interests include stroke rehabilitation, spasticity management, electrodiagnostic testing, and medically complex rehabilitation.

• BS, Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• MD, Medical Doctor, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

• Kansas Medical License, Kansas Board of Healing Arts

• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Member, 2007 - Present
• Association of Academic Physiatrists, Member, 2007 - Present

• The efficacy of a frequency-tuned electromagnetic field treatment in facilitating the recovery of subacute ischemic stroke patients – a pivotal study, BrainQ Technologies Ltd.
• Developing a walking exercise program for non-ambulatory stroke survivors, NIH (R01HD108466-01)

• Eickmeyer, S., M, Larkin, E, O'Dell, M., W, Barbuto, S, Mukherjee, D. 2023. Perspectives on what makes clinical rehabilitation research ethical.. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 15 (4), 522-530
• Rydberg, L, Barker, K., D, Lanphere, J, Malmut, L., J, Eickmeyer, S., M. 2022. Heart transplantation and the role of inpatient rehabilitation: a narrative review.. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
• Freeman, C, Blough, A, Rotich, D, Curl, A, Eickmeyer, S., M. 2022. The obesity paradox may not lead to functional gains in stroke patients undergoing acute inpatient rehabilitation.. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 14 (8), 931-938
• Morton, A, Myers, M, Whitaker, A., A, Kempf, K., S, Eickmeyer, S., M, Abraham, M, Rippee, M., A, Billinger, S., A. 2021. Optimizing Recruitment Strategies and Physician Engagement for Stroke Recovery Research.. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 45 (1), 41-45
• Kaufman, C., S, Bai, S., X, Eickmeyer, S., M, Billinger, S., A. 2021. Chronic hyperglycemia before acute ischemic stroke impairs the bilateral cerebrovascular response to exercise during the subacute recovery period.. Brain and Behavior, 11 (2), e01990
• Billinger, S., A, Whitaker, A., A, Morton, A, Kaufman, C., S, Perdomo, S., J, Ward, J., L, Eickmeyer, S., M, Bai, S., X, Ledbetter, L, Abraham, M., G. 2021. Pilot study to characterize middle cerebral artery dynamic response to an acute bout of moderate intensity exercise at 3- and 6-months poststroke.. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10 (3), e017821
• Alqahtani, A., S, Alajam, R, Eickmeyer, S., M, Vardey, R, Liu, W. 2020. Feasibility and trend of pulmonary function in a pilot trial of aerobic walking exercise in non-ambulatory stroke survivors.. Topics in stroke rehabilitation, 27 (3), 190-198