Paul T. Diamond, M.D., FAAPM&R
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Before joining NYMC in 2020, Paul T. Diamond, M.D., FAAPM&R, served as director of neurorehabilitation and associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with the University of Virginia Health System (UVA Health), which he joined in 1992. In addition to his clinical and administrative roles at UVA Health, Dr. Diamond held a variety of academic appointments, including director of residency training, director of research, and vice-chair and interim chair of the department.
Board certified in both internal medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Diamond completed residencies in physical medicine and rehabilitation and internal medicine at John Hopkins University. Dr. Diamond has contributed greatly to the field of rehabilitation medicine, having held several NIH and other grants, presenting nationally, and publishing over sixty abstracts, journal articles and book chapters. His clinical and research interests include stroke outcomes, rehabilitation interventions and virtual reality applications in stroke rehabilitation.
Areas of Expertise
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Education
- B.A., Biology/Biological Sciences, Harvard University
- M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, John Hopkins University
- Residency, Internal Medicine, John Hopkins University
Publications
- Balkaya IY, Fernandez JA, Gerguis W, et. al. "When Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Became Medicine-Life in the Time of Coronavirus Disease of 2019." American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 99(6), (2020) 480-481. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001454
- Adams RJ, Ellington AL, Armstead K, et. al. "Upper Extremity Function Assessment Using a Glove Orthosis and Virtual Reality System." OTJR : occupation, participation and health, 39(2), (2019) 81-89. doi: 10.1177/1539449219829862
- Adams RJ, Lichter MD, Ellington A, et. al. "Virtual Activities of Daily Living for Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function." IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 26(1), (2018) 252-260. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2771272
- Weppner JL, Raiser SN, Diamond PT, et. al. "Poster 356 Functional Decline Secondary to Progressive Ataxia, Dizziness and Diplopia: The Increasing Role of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Service in the Evaluation and Management of Undiagnosed Neurologic Conditions: A Case Report." PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 8(9S), (2016) S277. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.525
- Adams RJ, Lichter MD, Krepkovich ET, et. al. "Assessing upper extremity motor function in practice of virtual activities of daily living." IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 23(2), (2015) 287-96. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2014.2360149
- Diamond PT, Conaway MR, Mody SH, et. al. "Influence of hemoglobin levels on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty." The Journal of arthroplasty, 21(5), (2006) 636-41.
- Diamond PT, Gale SD, Evans BA, et. al. "Relationship of initial hematocrit level to discharge destination and resource utilization after ischemic stroke: a pilot study." Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 84(7), (2003) 964-7.
