Subramani Seetharama, M.D.

Program Director
Chief, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
Medical Director of Rehabilitation, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
Medical Director Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network
Medical Director: The Hospital of Central Connecticut Spine Center
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Education
Kirorimal College, University of Delhi: B.S.

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA

Experience
Consultant, Spinal Cord Injury and Sports Concussion Program, Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
Dreaming and Working Together Inc.: Not for Profit Medical Mission, Past President
Director of Spinal Cord Injury Program, Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
Member: State of Connecticut Trauma Systems
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program, Mercy Hospital/Western Health Services, Springfield, MA
Consultant Physiatrist Sub Acute Rehab, CT

Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Subspecialty - Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Sports Medicine

Interests
Dr. Seetharama board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and has subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury rehabilitation and sports. He helped establish the Spinal Cord injury rehabilitation continuum at Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special care. As medical director of Sports Rehabilitation he developed the Concussion Management pathway directed towards high school and middle school sports. He established and continues to manage the first nonoperative spine wellness care center at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT. He helped establish Dreaming and Working Together, a nonprofit organization that provides medical mission to Lima, Peru.

His areas of interest include spinal cord, adolescent concussions, sports and musculoskeletal medicine, orthotics and prosthetics, academics, and research.

Gregory De Gruchy M.D.

Associate Program Director

Education
University of Connecticut

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Interests
Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Rehab, Stroke

David Monti, M.D.

Core Faculty
Medical Director, Hartford Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Education
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT: B.S. Biology
Central Connecticut School of Medicine, New Britain, CT: M.S., Physiology

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ

Experience
Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT: Attending Physiatrist
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Associates, Woodbridge, CT: Attending Physiatrist
Hartford HealthCare Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Hartford Hospital, CT

Board Certification
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Interests
Stroke and Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity Management, and EMG

Brian McInerney, M.D.

Core Faculty

Education
Nassau University Medical Center
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Experience
Associate Director of Cancer Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Interests
Cancer Rehabilitation, Electromyography (EMG), Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation, Orthotics, Outpatient Physiatry, Peripheral Joint Injections, Prosthetics, Spasticity

Credentials
New Jersey Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Association of Academic Physiatrists

David Gutierrez, M.D.

Core Faculty
Program Director, Nonoperative Spine Care and Pain Management
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Education
University of California, Irvine: B.A.
University of California, Irvine: B.S., Biological Sciences

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical center

Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine
Teaching Faculty, ACGME Pain Medicine Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Board Certification
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certified American Board of Anesthesiology/Pain medicine

Interests
Pain management: spine, musculoskeletal or neurologic, neuro modulation, electrical or pharmacological, Interventional spine procedures, spinal cord stimulators, nerve blocks, kyphoplasty, baclofen pump and MSK US diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.

Jeffrey Lavallee, M.D.

Program Director, Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA: B.S., Sports Management, Cum Laude

Post-Graduate Education
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington CT, Doctor of Medicine
Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Experience
Associate Physician, Valley Sports Physicians, Glastonbury, CT

Board Certification
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certified Sports Medicine
Board Certified American Academy Regenerative Medicine
Registered in Musculoskeletal Sonography (RMSK) Certification
Certified Interventional Orthopedics Foundation in Advanced Spine, Shoulder, Hip and Knee Orthobiologic Injection Courses

Interests
Musculoskeletal Diagnosis and Interventional Ultrasound, Sports Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and Advanced Interventional Procedures

Bridget Walker, M.D.

Faculty

Education
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (M.D.)

Post-Graduate Education
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Internal Medicine Internship
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin: Spasticity and Neurorehabilitation Fellowship

Experience
Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY: Attending Physiatrist

Interest
Spasticity/dystonia management, botulinum toxin injections, stroke rehab, brain injury rehab, spinal cord injury rehab, neurorehabilitation, inpatient rehab, amputee rehab

Credentials
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Medicine

Vincent T Codispoti, M.D.

PMR, Orthopedic Associates of Hartford
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Spine, EMG, Interventional Pain Mangement/Spinal Injections

Annie Daniel, M.D.

Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Neuromuscular Disease, EMG/NCS

Lucas Meira Benchaya, M.D.

Neurology
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Neuromuscular Disease, EMG/NCS