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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Photograph of Elliot J. Roth

Elliot J. Roth, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  • Attending Physician
  • Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Locations

Research Interests

Elliot J. Roth, MD is currently researching Stroke rehabilitation, medical complications in stroke and spinal cord injury.

Clinical Expertise

Elliot J. Roth, MD, has expertise providing care to patients with:

Awards & Recognition

1997 - Present: Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1987 - Present: Attending physician, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1994 - Present: Professor and Chairman, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Northwestern University Medical School
2007: Top Doctor in Chicago, Chicago Magazine
1994: Medical Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1994: Editor in Chief, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
1993: Editorial Board, Journal of Neurological Rehabilitation
1993: Editorial Board, Archives of PM&R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
1993: Editorial Board, American Journal of PM&R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
1990: Founder, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Stroke Rehabilitation
1987-1990: Associate Director, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Recent Publications & Presentations

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 Studies

Education & Training

Education

Northwestern University Medical School
Doctor of Medicine , 1978-1982

Residencies

Northwestern University Medical School
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chief Resident , 1984-1985
Northwestern University Medical School
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident , 1983
Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Intern , 1982-1983

Fellowships

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Stroke Fellow , 1985-1986