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Kristi L. Kirschner, MD
- Medical Director, Women with Disabilities Center, RIC
- Director, Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program, RIC
- Professor, PM&R, Medical Humanities and Bioethics, NU Feinberg School of Medicine
- Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine, RIC Coleman Foundation
Locations
Board Certified
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Interests
Kristi L. Kirschner, MD is currently researching women with disabilities and disability ethics.
Featured Information
Dr. Kirschner is currently limiting her new patients to adults with spina bifida and neuromuscular disabilities such as spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy.
Education & Training
Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Doctor of Medicine, 1982-1986
Residencies
- Northwestern University Medical School/McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Resident, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1987-1990
- Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Intern, 1986-1987
Fellowships
- MacLean Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Clinical Medical Ethics Fellow, 1994-1995
Awards & Recognition
2007: Selected as a "Top Doctor" by Chicago Magazine
2004: Listed in Consumers’ Research Council of America Guide to America’s Top Physicians, 2004-5 Edition
2003: Fellow, Institute of Medicine of Chicago
2002: Liberty Award recipient from the Progress Center for Independent Living
2002: Listed in The Best Doctors in America for 2001-02
2002: Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area, 2002 Edition
2002: Excellence Award for educational video (Gill CG, KLK): “Learning to Act in Partnership: Women with Disabilities Speak to Health Professionals,” from the Superfest International Media Festival on Disabilities Award for Excellence, Berkeley, CA
1999: Chicago Council for Disability Rights, Gargoyle Advocacy Award
1999: YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago Outstanding Achievement Award for Education
1996: Profiled in Magee M (ed), The 50 Most Positive Doctors in America, Philadelphia, Spencer Books, Ltd.
1996: Named "Outstanding Physician" by Chicago Magazine
1994: August W. Christmann Award, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago
1992: Named "Outstanding Physician" by Chicago Magazine
1986: Janet M. Glasgow Medical Achievement Citation, American Medical Women's Association