Sam Colachis, MD

Professor

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sam Colachis

Academic contact

480 Medical Center Dr
Columbus, OH 43210-1229

Phone: 614-346-8217
Fax: 614-366-2210

Sam.Colachis@osumc.edu

Academic information

  • Department: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Leadership titles

  • Director, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program
  • Program Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program

Research interests

  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Electrodiagnosis

About

Biography

An invited presenter on a variety of spinal cord injury rehabilitation topics, I have published numerous abstracts, articles and reviews. I have provided expert review for several Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. I am a Fellow in the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and served on committees for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Spinal Injury Association.

My clinical and research interests have included spinal cord injury rehabilitation, autonomic dysreflexia and electrodiagnosis.

Credentials

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, NM
9/1/1980 - 5/8/1984

Certifications

  • American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Medicine
    12/1/2003
  • American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
    4/30/1989
  • American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    5/22/1988

Research

Research interests

  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Electrodiagnosis

More about my research