Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD
Telephone Number
1-844-355-ABLEAbout Me
About Me
Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD, has worked with families and children with cerebral palsy for the last 30 years. She has actively collaborated with pediatric neurology, pediatric orthopedics and pediatric neurosurgery to provide integrated care that maximizes children's potential for function. In addition, she has collaborated with the Sensory Motor performance lab to include children in the study of spasticity and robotics. She has been active in the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy as President and now as Chairman of the publication committee and member of the Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology editorial board. In the past, she served as the AAPMR liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics section on Children with Disability. Locally, she has been on the Pathways Awareness Foundation board. She is a Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Location
Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院
355 East Erie
Chicago, IL 60611
Education & Training
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Education
1970 – 1974
University of Illinois, Zoology
1975 – 1979
University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, MD
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Residency
1979 – 1982
University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics, Residency in Pediatrics
1982 – 1985
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Honors & Awards
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Goldstein AwardUnited Cerebral Palsy Foundation, 2005
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Pathways Pioneer AwardPathways, 2013
Certificates & Licenses
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Board Certified in PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics
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Board Certified in Physical Medicine and RehabilitiationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Board Certified in Pediatric Rehabilitaion MedicineAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Grants
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Transforming Healthcare for Women with DisabilitiesCerebral Palsy International 嫩B研究院 Foundation
, 2015 - 2018
嫩B研究院 Interests
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Cerebral Palsy
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Spasticity
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Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy
Patients
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Dr. Gaebler seeing patients 15 months and younger.