PM&R Faculty and Residents Present at AAPM&R 2025 in Salt Lake City

The UF Department of PM&R Residents and faculty were active at the Annual Assembly for AAPM&R in Salt Lake City October 22-25^th.

Multiple clinical and research faculty as well as residents and one medical student presented research and case-based topics.

Presenters included:

Abenezer B Amare

PGY 3, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident

Tobin T Chakkala

PGY 4, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident

Kyle M Coffey

PGY 4, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident

Ravi Ibrado

PGY 2 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident

Daniel Kiehl

PGY4 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Co-Chief Resident

Matthew “Jake” Martenson MPH, PhD

Clinical Research Coord III

Ryan M Nixon PhD

Assistant Scientist

Sharareh Sharififar PhD, PT

Assistant Scientist

Cole H Verble

PGY3, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident

Yevgeny Zadov D.O.

Medical Director , UF Rehab Hospital

Jason Zaremski M.D.

Chief Of Sports Medicine Division, Clinical Professor, Medical Director PM&R Clinics

Parisa A Zarreii M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Poster Presentations

Backward Incline Walking After Stroke A Pilot Feasibility and Biomechanical Study

Authors: Sharareh Sharififar, Parisa Rashidi, Anna Khanna, Paula Ackerman, Reese Zarreii, Mathew Martenson, Ryan Nixon, Cynthia Garvan

Admission Functional GG Scores Predict Post-Acute Outcomes in Stroke Rehabilitation

Authors: Sharareh Sharififar, Yevgerry Zadov, Heather Vincent, Parisa Rashid