{"id":24851,"date":"2021-09-15T06:39:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=24851"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:45:52","slug":"hospital-for-special-care-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation-residency-program\/hospital-for-special-care-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital for Special Care Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neuromuscular<\/h3>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Kevin<\/div><\/div>

Kevin J. Felice, D.O.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Director of the Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular Center at Hospital for Special Care (HSC)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Dr. Felice is board-certified in Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, Electroneuromyography and Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology. He is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He directs HSC\u2019s Centers of Excellence Programs for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association; AANEM-Accredited EMG Laboratory; and Neuromuscular Research & Clinical Trials Unit. He has authored over 100 scientific articles in the field of Neuromuscular Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Abir<\/div><\/div>

Abir Rahman, D.O.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nNova Southeastern University
\nUniversity of Rochester<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nNeuromuscular Medicine<\/p>\n

Credentials<\/strong>
\nBoard Certified, Diplomate in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nBoard Eligible in Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Spinal Cord Injury<\/h3>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"William<\/div><\/div>

William J. Pesce D.O.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Office<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nColumbia Presbyterian Medical Center
\nOsteopathic Hospital of Maine, Inc.
\nPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/p>\n

Interests <\/strong>
\nMusculoskeletal\/Spinal Disorders, Pain Management, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Stroke Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Nerve and Muscle Injuries<\/p>\n

Credentials<\/strong>
\nBoard Certified, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Faculty<\/h3>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Natalie<\/div><\/div>

Natalie Sajkowicz M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Medical Director of the Neurobehavioral Program<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital\/Harvard Medical School\/VA Boston Healthcare System
\nTufts Medical Center
\nMount Auburn Hospital
\nTemple University School of Medicine
\nSmith College<\/p>\n

Interests <\/strong>
\nAcquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Spasticity Management<\/p>\n

Credentials<\/strong>
\nAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Board Certified
\nBoard Certified in Spinal Cord Medicine
\nCertification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kevin J. Felice, D.O. Director of the Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular Center at Hospital for Special Care (HSC) Dr. Felice is board-certified in Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, Electroneuromyography and Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology. He is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He directs HSC\u2019s Centers of Excellence Programs for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":24574,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 04:28:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24851"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37546,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24851\/revisions\/37546"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}