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Melissa Sutcliffe, PhD, is a clinician and educator who works with patients and families to navigate the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges that often accompany a neurologic injury or disease.

Physiatrists specializing in sports medicine bring a distinctive perspective to musculoskeletal care. Ryan Nussbaum, DO, is helping to shape this model of care for patients and trainees alike.

Karen Barr, MD, DipABLM, leads a comprehensive and multidisciplinary prehabilitation program designed to optimize the health and functional capacity of heart and lung transplant candidates prior to and after transplant.

To mitigate the risks of osteoporotic fractures, Gele Moloney, MD, co-created an in-patient Fracture Liaison Service at UPMC Mercy.

Robert A. Kaufmann, MD, has been developing a surgical approach and implant system over the last 14 years designed to address the rare but disabling clinical challenge of bidirectional elbow instability.