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Glenn J. Kehs, MD

Academic Title:

Assistant Professor

Primary Appointment:

Neurology

Additional Title:

Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute

Location:

UM Rehabilitation and Orthopedics Institute, Stroke Unit

Phone (Primary):

410-448-6383

Phone (Secondary):

(410) 448-6383 (appointments)

Fax:

(410) 448-6491

Education and Training

Loyola College of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
B.S., magna cum laude, 1980
Biology and Chemistry dual major

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
M.D., 1984

North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC
Internship in Internal Medicine
1984-1985

North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC
Residency in Neurology
1985-1988

Braintree Hospital
Braintree, MA
Fellowship in Neurorehabilitation
1988-1989

Biosketch

I am medical director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute. The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit admits over 500 patients per year. My primary clinical interest is stroke rehabilitation, particularly aphasia and gait disorders. I am also involved in quality improvement management in rehabilitation.

Research/Clinical Keywords

stroke, Orthopedics, stroke rehabilitation, gait disorders

Highlighted Publications

Dobkin BH, Plummer-D’Amato P, Elashoff R, Lee J, SIRROWS Group. International Randomized Clinical Trial, Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation With Reinforcement of Walking Speed (SIRROWS), Improves Outcomes. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2010; 24(3): 235-242.

Forrester LW, Roy A, Krywonis A, Kehs G, Krebs HI, Macko RF. Modular Ankle Robotics Training in Early Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2014, Vol. 28(7) 678-687