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Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
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UChicago Faculty Physicians hold faculty positions with the University of Chicago and provide care for patients on the academic health system’s main campus in Hyde Park and in care centers throughout the Chicago region.
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Michelle Gittler, MD, specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). Dr. Gittler is an expert in the medical management of spinal cord injuries and paralysis, as well as other physical disabilities resulting from trauma or illness. Working with a team of physicians, nurses, therapists, and case managers, she is devoted to addressing not only the physical needs of her patients, but also their quality of life.
In her clinical research studies, Dr. Gittler focuses on identifying and managing medical complications following spinal cord injury, as well as amputation. She has published dozens of articles on the subject in medical journals, including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. An active speaker, Dr. Gittler has lectured on spinal cord injury, amputation, and secondary conditions associated with disability at many hospitals and medical meetings in the Chicago area and nationally. In 2012, Chicago Magazine named Dr. Gittler one of Chicago's “Top Doctors" for the fourth time.
In her clinical research studies, Dr. Gittler focuses on identifying and managing medical complications following spinal cord injury, as well as amputation. She has published dozens of articles on the subject in medical journals, including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. An active speaker, Dr. Gittler has lectured on spinal cord injury, amputation, and secondary conditions associated with disability at many hospitals and medical meetings in the Chicago area and nationally. In 2012, Chicago Magazine named Dr. Gittler one of Chicago's “Top Doctors" for the fourth time.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Amputation
- Pressure Ulcers
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
Medical Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Internship
- Weiss Memorial Hospital
Residency
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Spinal Injury Association
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Association of Academic Physiatrists
- Illinois Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
To Request an Appointment
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) - Hyde Park
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