Course Directors

Margaret A. Fuller, MA, OT/L, PAM
Rehabilitation Educator, Scripps Rehabilitation Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Michael A. Lobatz, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Medical Director, Scripps Rehabilitation Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Diane Romito, RN, BSN, CRRN
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Scripps Rehabilitation Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Conference Faculty

Mary Jane Aswegan, RN, CHTP/I
Coordinator for Healing Touch Services
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

John Banja, PhD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Medical Ethicist, Center for Ethics
Director, Section on Ethics in Research
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Liza Blumenfeld, MA-CCC-SLP, CLE
Manager, Center of Voice and Swallowing
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, California

Debra L. Burdsall, MPH, BSOT
Technology Access Program Coordinator
VMC Foundation
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California

Thomas J. Chippendale, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neuroscience (Voluntary)
University of California San Diego
Neurologist, The Neurology Center of Southern California
Encinitas, California

Kristen M. Dean, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Scripps Rehabilitation Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Renee M. Dupont, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
Chief, Behavioral Medicine
Director of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Catherine A. Fabian, AuD
Clinical Audiologist
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Robert T. Fraser, PhD, MPA
Consultant, Associates in Rehabilitation and Neuropsychology
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Melissa S. Frederickson, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Scripps Rehabilitation Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Bruce M. Gans, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
National Medical Director for Rehabilitation, Select Medical
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
New Jersey Medical School
West Orange, New Jersey

Kimberly S. Gully, MS, CCC, CCM, CBIST
Executive Director
Rehab Without Walls
Diamond Bar, California

Susan Hansen, LMFT
Chief Operating Officer
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation
San Diego, California

Stephanie E. Kaplan, PT, DPT, ATP
Director of Rehabilitation
Casa Colinas Centers for Rehabilitation
Pomona, California

James F. Malec, PhD, ABPP-Cn, Rp
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic
Professor & Research Director
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Indiana University School of Medicine and
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana

Karen McCord, PT
Physical Therapist
Rady’s Children’s Hospital
San Diego, California

Mark McDonough, PhD
Pediatric & Adult Neuropsychologist
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Grant E. Myers, PT, DPT, CSCS
Physical Therapist
Gait Laboratory Services
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, California

Kevin Kit Parker, PhD
Associate Professor of Applied Science
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cambridge, Massachusetts

J.S. Poceta, MD
Consultant in Neurology and Sleep Disorders
Dalessio Headache Center
Division of Neurology
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, California

Emily R. Rosario, PhD
Director of Research
Casa Colinas Centers for Rehabilitation
Pomona, California

Jay H. Rosenberg, MD
Neurologist
The Neurology Center of Southern California
Oceanside, California

Ronald M. Ruff, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Rehabilitation Psychologist
San Francisco Clinical Neurosciences
San Francisco, California

Robert Shavelle, PhD, FAACPDM
Technical Director
Life Expectancy Project
San Francisco, California

Jonathan M. Silver, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York

Karla Slater, LCDR, MS, OTR/L
Assistant Department Head, Rehabilitation Services
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton, California

McKay M. Sohlberg, PhD
HEDCO Endowed Professor
Graduate Student Director
Communication Disorders and Sciences (CDS)
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Michael L. Van Buskirk, MD, ABFM
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Clinical Professor, Voluntary
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine University of California San Diego
Scripps Clinic
Encinitas, California

Roger O. Weed, PhD, CRC, CDMS/R, LPC, CCM, FNRCA, FIALCP
Professor and Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling Coordinator
Distinguished Professor, Georgia State University Alumni Association
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Kevin Yoo, MD
Neurosurgeon
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, California

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, course directors, planning committees, faculty and all others in control of the educational content of the CME activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that they or their spouse/partner may have had within the past 12 months. If an individual refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of this CME activity. Employees of a commercial interest with business lines or products relating to the content of the CME activity will not participate in the planning or any accredited portion of the conference. Disclosure will be made to all participants at the conference location, prior to the educational activity commencement.