RIC Patient Stories

Eric Edmundson

Eric Edumundson

Eric, a military veteran, received a complex combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.

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Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

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Eric Weil

Eric Weil

Eric, a pediatrician working in Chicago, participated in RIC's prime-of-life program to recover the abilities that drive his life.

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Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis took part in rehabilitation including robot-assisted therapy to advance her ability.

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Omar Al-Dhafiri

Omar and his father traveled from Kuwait to Chicago for Omar's care after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

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Joel M. Press, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Electrodiagnostic Medicine

  • Medical Director, Spine & Sports Rehabilitation Center
  • Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
  • Professor, PM&R, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Locations

Research Interests

Joel M. Press, MD is currently researching musculoskeletal injuries, low back pain.

Clinical Expertise

Joel M. Press, MD, has expertise providing care to patients with:

Awards & Recognition

2007: Top Doctor in Chicago, Chicago Magazine
2001: Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation and Proctor & Gamble Excellence Award in Clinical Research
1997: Howard J. Rusk Lecturer, University of Missouri, Columbia
1997: 17th Annual Richard F. Baer Visiting Lectureship, Ohio State
1995: Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award, American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Profile & Philosophy

Joel M. Press, MD has been practicing medicine since 1988.

Research Studies

Education & Training

Education

University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Doctor of Medicine , 1980-1984

Residencies

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident , 1985-1988
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Intern , 1984-1985