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URMC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Welcomes Jenna Cleversley, PsyD, Sep 2024

Friday, August 30, 2024

UR Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Jenna Cleversley to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a Clinical Psychologist with interests in psychological adjustment after stroke and spinal cord injury, as well as racial disparities in outcomes after spinal cord injuries.

Dr. Cleversley majored in Psychology at Medaille University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2016, her Master of Arts degree in Psychology in 2020, and her Doctor of Psychology in 2023. She is accredited with the American Psychological Association and is currently completing her post-doctoral Clinical Psychology training at the Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.

Minimally Invasive Procedure Helping People with Lower Back Pain

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Dana Damiani of Spectrum News recently interviewed PM&R's Dr. Adem Aktas about his performance of the Intracept procedure (vertebral nerve radio frequency ablation). This minimally invasive procedure has patients in and out the same day and only takes an hour or two, according to Dr. Aktas. Candidates for this procedure have lived with lower back pain for quite some time, with little to no relief. There are roughly three to four of these procedures done each month. 

Dr. Aktas remarked on the utility of the procedure: "It's giving people back function. It's giving them back their autonomy, their lives. There's nothing better than when you find something, you have the right diagnosis, and you've employed the appropriate tool."

Dr. Aktas is the only doctor west of Syracuse performing the Intracept procedure. 

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UR Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Welcomes Barrett Weiss, MD, Aug 2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024

UR Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Barrett Weiss to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. His clinical interest is in Sports/Musculoskeletal Medicine and ultrasound guided injections.

Dr. Weiss majored in neuroscience at Brown University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 2015. He then earned his Medical Degree in 2019 also from Brown University. He completed his internship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2020. He completed residency in 2023 for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center. During his residency, Dr. Weiss served as Chief Resident from 2022-2023. After which he completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Medstar Health- Georgetown/National Rehabilitation Hospital in 2024. 

UR Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Welcomes Aubree Fairfull, M.D. Aug. 2024

Monday, July 1, 2024

UR Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Aubree Fairfull to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her clinical speciality is spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Dr. Fairfull completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Villanova University in 2015. She then earned her Medical Degree in 2019 at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA.  In 2023, she completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington in Seattle. She subsequently completed her fellowship year in Spinal Cord lnjury Medicine at MetroHealth in Cleveland. Her clinical interests include autonomic dysfunction and interventional spasticity management. She has additional interest in medical education. 

UR Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Welcomes Lauren Chambers, D.O., RMSK, July 2024

Monday, June 10, 2024

Lauren A. Chambers, DO, RMSK is an interventional physiatrist who treats spine, nerve, sports and musculoskeletal disorders.  She received her medical degree from The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV.  She completed her internship at Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, VA and residency at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC.  She subsequently trained at OSS Health in York, PA where she completed her fellowship in interventional spine and sports medicine.  She is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and registered in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (RMSK). 

 Dr. Chambers provides comprehensive consultations and utilizes modern technologies as part of her evaluation and treatment.  She specializes in electrodiagnostics, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, minimally invasive spine procedures, and regenerative medicine.  She is a recognized leader in her field and she teaches neuromusculoskeletal ultrasound to other physicians nationally at medical conferences.  She is also a book editor, chapter author, and has multiple peer-reviewed publications.