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Dara Jones, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Biographical Info

Dr. Dara Jones, MD, FAAPMR, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College and an Assistant Attending of Physiatry at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She specializes inrehabilitating pediatric patients with acute and chronic physical impairments.      

Dr. Jones received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State Universityand her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center –New Orleans. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitationat the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Dr. Jones is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.      

Dr. Jones believes that the fundamental principle of rehabilitation medicine is to improve quality of life by enhancing function to help children realize their full potential. Pediatric rehabilitation medicine requires an astute application of that philosophy in order to recognize the unique challenges children face as they age. She utilizes an interdisciplinary team-based approach to prioritize the needs of the child and family, often including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, orthotists/prosthetists, and social workers. Her areas of interest include cerebral palsy (pediatric and adult), developmental delay, other acquired and congenital brain disorders, spinal cord injury and spina bifida, acute musculoskeletal injuries, muscular dystrophies, and other neuromuscular conditions. She offers muscle tone management, including botulinum toxin injections and intrathecal baclofen pump management, bracing, prosthetics, assistive device and adaptive equipment prescriptions, and therapeutic program referrals.

Board Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine)
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Stroke
Pediatric Pain Management
Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Inflammatory Muscle Disease
Baclofen Pump Implantation
Muscle Atrophy
Injection, Botulinum Toxin
Traumatic Brain Injury
Abnormal Gait
Foot Deformity
Sports Injuries
Spasticity
Neuromuscular Disorder
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injury
Muscle Pain
Muscle Stiffness
Cerebral Palsy
Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • M.D.
    Louisiana State University School of Medicine
    2013
  • B.S.
    Louisiana State University
    2008
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Physiatrist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University
Videos

Pediatric Rehabilitation Care for Physical Impairments | Dr. Dara Jones | ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ

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