W. Jerry Mysiw MD
Specialty:
Physical Medicine & RehabilitationTo Schedule an Appointment:
(614) 293-7604Clinical Interests:
traumatic brain injury; electromyography Research Interests:
traumatic brain injury; electromyography; functional electrical stimulation Biography:
W. Jerry Mysiw, MD, is interim chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Bert C. Wiley Chair and associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Dr. Mysiw is also the medical director of Rehabilitation Services, the medical director for the Traumatic Brain Injury Program and the medical director for the NeuroRecovery Network at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He has been recognized as one of the “Top Doctors in America” for the last 10 years.
Dr. Mysiw earned his medical degree at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University since 1984.
In addition to his clinical interests in the rehabilitation of people with traumatic brain injury, Dr. Mysiw’s research has focused on improving outcome after traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. He has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Education, and the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research to support his research.
Dr. Mysiw has authored or coauthored numerous original articles, book chapters and abstracts. He is a member of numerous professional and academic societies and is on the editorial board of a major rehabilitation journal. In 2009, Dr. Mysiw was named the Academician of the Year by the Association of Academic Physiatrists.
