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Our Team

What our residents say...

"The URMC PM&R department has a strong diverse team of expertly trained faculty and staff who support each other and foster an inclusive and open learning environment. This allows me to openly address my strengths and weaknesses and optimize my ability to be a competent and confident physiatrist."

Ramzi El Hassan

Physiatry (Physicians)

Rajeev K. Patel, M.D., Department Chair
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Interventional Spine
Interventional Spine Fellowship Chair and Associate Director

Barford Nathan Barford, DO
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis, Non-Op/Interventional Soft Tissue and Nerve

Clifford Everett, M.D., MPH
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Interventional Spine
Interventional Spine Fellowship Associate Director

Donna Ferrero, M.D.
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-interventional Spine, Myofascial Pain

Douglas Fetkenhour, M.D.
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Inpatient SMH Consults & Rehab, Pediatric & Adult Spasticity, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic, Amputee

Ben Laplante, DO, M.S.
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Interventional Spine
Fellowship Director

Rondy Michael Lazaro, M.D.
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-Operative Sports Medicine, Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis

Heather Ma, M.D., M.S.
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Inpatient SMH Consults & Rehab, Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Concussion Clinic

Neuropsychologists/Integrated Cognitive Rehabilitation Program

Renee Madathil, Ph.D.
(585) 276-3296

Specialties: Inpatient Neuropsych Consult

Advanced Practice Providers

Rochelle Barone, RPA-C
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-operative Spine

Administrative Staff

Flanaghan Catherine Flanagan
Inpatient Administrator
(585) 275-3274

Eric Morrison, M.D., M.Sc., Division Chief and Inpatient Medical Director
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Inpatient Consults & Rehab, EMG/NCS, Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis, Adult Spasticity Management

Jean Nickels, M.D.
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Inpatient Consults & Rehab, Intrathecal Baclofen Pumps (ITB), Spinal Cord Injury Clinic

John Orsini, M.D.
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Interventional Spine, EMG/NCS, Adult Spasticity Management

Jennifer Paul, M. D., Residency Director
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis, Adult Spasticity Management

Sara Z. Salim, M.D., Associate Residency Director
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: EMG/NCS, Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis, Pediatric/Adult Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic

Kamaljit Sidhu, M.D., Ambulatory Medical Director
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Non-Operative Interventional Musculoskeletal/Arthritis, Adult Spasticity Management

Speach David Speach, M.D., Division Chief, Spine and Electrodiagnostic Program
UR Medicine Spine Center
(585) 275-5321

Specialties: Interventional Spine, EMG/NCS

Amy Pacos Martinez, PsyD
(585) 276-3296

Specialties: Integrated Cognitive Rehabilitation, Outpatient Neuropsychology

Lindsay Keller, N.P.
(585) 276-3127

Specialties: Inpatient SMH Consult Coordinator

Stark Douglas Stark
Program Administrator
(585) 275-3274