Sindhoori R. Nalla, DO, MHSA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation
Contact Information
130 South 9th Street
Edison Building, Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-606-4888
215-955-5152 fax
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation
Education
Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL - 2021
Fellowship
Brain Injury Medicine, MossRehab/Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA-2022
Internship
McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL -2018
Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA - 2017
Additional Education
Masters of Health Services Administration (MHSA), Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA - 2017
Publications
Awards
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College Clinical Educators Honor Roll - 2022-2023
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Walter E. Heller Chief Resident Award - 2020
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professionalism Award, October - 2019
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Nalla is a physiatrist with subspecialty training in Brain Injury Medicine. She has clinical expertise in neurorehabilitation for traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, spinal cord injury, brain tumors, movement disorders, and spasticity management, including pharmacologic and interventional spasticity treatment. She also has clinical interests in amputation rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics, general musculoskeletal care, and durable medical equipment evaluations including wheelchairs.
She has presented both nationally and internationally on various rehabilitation topics at conferences for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM).