Diana D. Cardenas, MD, MHA

Professor and Chair
Chief of Service for Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Jackson Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital

tel: 305-243-6605
fax: 305-243-4650

Education

University of Washington Seattle, WA	Masters	Masters in Health Administration	2001
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, TX	Graduate	Doctorate of Medicine	1973
University of Texas Austin, TX	Undergraduate	Bachelor of Arts	1969

Clinical Specialties

evaluation and management of persons with physical disability due to spinal cord injury (SCI), chronic pain, prevention of urinary tract infection in people with SCI and bladder management,adults with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, and botox injection for spasticity

Research Interests

pain management in SCI, the prevention of urinary tract infections and clinical trials for recovery from SCI

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Doctor’s in America
  
• ASIA Best Paper
  
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation President’s Citation
  
• Elected to the Institute of Medicine