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RIC Fast Facts

  • 182-bed inpatient hospital in downtown Chicago
  • Operates more than 50 sites of care
  • Advances Ability of patients of all ages
  • Recognized as "#1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America" by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1991
Elliot J. Roth

Elliot J. Roth, MD

  • Medical Director, Patient Recovery Unit, RIC
  • Attending Physician, RIC
  • Professor & Chairman, PM&R, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

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Profile

Gender:
Male
Year began practicing:
1986
Year joined staff:
1986
Year began practicing in specialty:
1986

Languages

  • English

Education, Residency and Internship

Education

1978-1982
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, MD

Residency

1983-1984
Northwestern University Medical School, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1983-1985
Northwestern-McGaw Cener for Graduate Medical Education/RIC, PM&R

Internship

1982-1983
Cook County Hospital

Fellowship

1986
RIC, Stroke Rehabilitation

Teaching or Professional Positions

  • Professor & Chairman, Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professional Memberships

  • American Acadaemy of PM&R
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists
  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • American Stroke Association

Honors & Awards

  • 2008: Aphasia Advocacy Award, 2008
  • 2003: John Goldschmidt Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
  • 2003: New Jersey Medical School Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 1995-Present: Best Doctors in Chicago, Chicago Magazine
  • 1992: Department Outstanding Teacher Award

Publications

Roth E, Stenson K, Powley S, Oken J, Primack S, Nussbaum S, Berkowitz M. Expiratory Muscle Training in Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2010, 91: 857-61.

Research Interests

  • Stroke
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury

Certifications & Licenses

  • Licensed, Illinois (1982-present)
  • Board certified, PM&R, (1987)

Office Information

Locations

  • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)
    345 East Superior Street
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Main: 312-238-1000