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Medical Director, Milne Institute
Gaylord Hospital
NAME: David Rosenblum
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York B. S. 09/79-05/83
School of Medicine and Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Doctoral 09/83-06/87 Doctor of Medicine
Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, New York Internship 07/87-06/88 Internal Medicine
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York Residency 07/88-06/91 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York Chief Resident 01/91-06/91 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
POSITION TITLE: Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program, and Medical Director, Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation
A. Personal Statement
:For the past 15 years, I have been the Principal Investigator at Gaylord Hospital for the Spaulding New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model, and most recently as Co-Director Clinical Care. I am board certified in not only Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, but additionally in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I have demonstrated the expertise and enthusiasm necessary for fulfilling Gaylord’s role as part of the Model System. My previous extensive background in spinal cord injury treatment and rehabilitation has led me to work on various topics related to promote the health of people with disabilities and prevention of secondary conditions. I led the initiative on NESCIT, the New England Spinal Cord Injury Toolkit, which was developed collaboratively with many other centers and clinicians in New England, as part of our Model SCI work.
My previous extensive background in spinal cord injury treatment and rehabilitation has led me to work on various topics related to promote the health of people with disabilities and prevention of secondary conditions. At Gaylord, I serve as the Medical Director of the Milne Institute for Health Care Innovation, Director of our Spinal Cord Injury Program and as the Research/Site Director of the Model Systems SCI Program. I have been very effective in my role in current grant cycle to ensure success with the SCIMS national database through clinical coordination and training, and I have provided oversight for Gaylord for multiple phases of SCI studies, notably site-specific SCI-FI iterations and My Care My Call, and our multi-site collaborations (SCI-FI, SCI-QoL, PROMIS, and EQuATe).
Based on my previous experiences, I understand the importance of frequent and relevant communication amongst all project members, the need for a sound and realistic research plan including budgets both monetary and time, and a set timeframe for completion. This application builds upon my successful past research and it will enable a greater population to benefit from our findings.
B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors
Positions
7/91 - 7/95 Co-Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
1993-1998 Clinical Instructor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University
7/92 - 5/96 Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
5/96 – 6/13 Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
7/96 – 8/04 Medical Director, SCI and Neuro-Orthopedic Division, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
2/99 – 12/16 Assistant Professor, Traumatology & Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT
2/03 – 10/05 Medical Director, On-Call Physicians, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
8/04 – 11/06 Medical Director, Inpatient Services, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
11/06- 11/08 Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit as part of Gaylord, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
5/07 – 11/08 Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
3/09 – 6/13 Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
9/06 – present Site PI Gaylord, New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System 9/06-8/16
Co-PI, New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System 9/11-8/16
Director of Clinical Capacity Building, New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center 9/11-8/16
Site PI Gaylord, Spaulding New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury System 9/16-present
Co-Director of Clinical Care, Spaulding New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury System 9/16-present
12/12 – Present Director of Medical Education, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
6/13 – Present Associate Clinical Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
9/18 – Present Gaylord Site Director, Yale Neurology, Wallingford, CT
10/19 – Present Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
10/2020 - Present Medical Director, Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation, Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT
2020: Associate Program Director, UConn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program
Appointments since 2016
1995 – Present Professional Advisory Committee, Connecticut Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
1995 - Present Member, Rehabilitation Committee of the Medical Board, Yale New Haven Hospital
1997- Present Rehabilitation Committee of the Medical Board, Yale New Haven Hospital
2004 – Present Board of Governors, New Haven County Medical Association
2012 – Present Knowledge Translation Committee of the SCIMS (SCI Model Systems)
2019 – Present Medical Executive Committee, Yale New Haven Hospital
Honors
2001 Recognized yearly as “Top Doc” in Physical Medicine by Connecticut magazine
2013 Recognized yearly as Top Doctor, Castle Connolly
2013 Awarded “Partner in MS Care, Rehabilitation Professional” by the National MS Society
2014 Physician of the Year, Healthcare Heroes Award, Business New Haven
2016 Health Care Hero of the Year, Physician
2017 15th Annual Health Care Award, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, for the development and implementation of the SCI Adolescent Program at Gaylord
2018 Award of Excellence, American Health Council’s “Best in Medicine”
2018 Selected as a Top Physiatrist by the International Association of HealthCare Professionals (IAHCP)
Licensure & Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: June 1992- current
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Subspecialty of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine: November 1998 with recertification through 2028
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine: November 2014 with recertification through 2024
Connecticut State Medical License: Issued March 1991
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners; July 1988
C. Contributions to Science
For the past three SCI Model System grant cycles, I have led the NIDILRR funded Model System work at Gaylord Hospital. I have taken an active role in the development of the research base at Gaylord and the surrounding areas. When appropriate community members and professionals throughout the area have been included in our SCI research and education opportunities.
Notably, I led the development of the New England SCI Toolkit. Designed to provide a standard of care with corresponding resources, NESCIT provides users, which include professionals and people new to SCI care with an easy to use resource to learn about common SCI care concerns.
D Rosenblum, D Pernigotti, T Belliveau, et al. Development of the New England Spinal Cord Injury Toolkit for Peer-to-Peer Clinical Education, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Issue 10,2015, Pages e41-e42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.136.
Prominent in my work is the development of the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Index and its multiple clinical iterations which allows for patient reported outcomes in physical tasks across the continuum of care from acute rehabilitation to chronic care appointments. Developed specifically for people with an SCI, the SCI-FI scales are sensitive enough to captured minute changes in a person’s function. This includes developing Short Forms for certain SCI-FI item banks to be used when technical challenges are presented as well as different age appropriate assessments to be used from childhood through adulthood.
Kenney T , Slavin M, Rosenblum D, Zafonte R, Jette A, et al. Sensitivity of the SCI-FI/AT in Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2018, September 99:1783-8
Slavin MD, Ni P, Rosenblum D, Jette A, et al. Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index/Assistive Technology Short Forms. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Oct;97(10):1745-1752.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.029. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID: 27133356.
Research that includes people with an SCI as active participants in learning to manage their own health has led to the development of the SCI Peer Health Coach (PHC) role. In the My Care My Call study, an SCI PHC met with participants by telephone and text to provide health-coaching services about topics related to SCI. The PHCs took on the roles of Role Model, Supporter, and Advisor during coaching sessions that were based on topics the participants chose to discuss. Primary outcomes of this intervention showed the peer-led, health self-management intervention achieved a positive impact on self-management to prevent secondary conditions in adults with SCI.
SE Skeels, D Pernigotti, D Rosenblum, et al. SCI peer health coach influence on self-management with peers: a qualitative analysis. Spinal Cord (2017) 55, 1016–1022; doi:10.1038/sc.2017.104
Houlihan BV, Pernigotti D, Rosenblum D, et al. Empowering Adults with Chronic SCI to Prevent Secondary Conditions, Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (2016), DOI: 10.1016/J.APMR.2016.04.005.
Houlihan B, Rosenblum D, Alan Jette et al. Randomized Trial of a Peer-Led, Telephone-Based Empowerment Intervention for Persons With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Improves Health Self-Management, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 98, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1067-1076.e1, ISSN 0003-9993, doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.02.005.
My clinical work lends itself to presenting topics of relevance to build upon and improve the care of individuals with SCI and MS and some of the comorbidities that may develop from them. Important in my work is the relevance of understanding the patient’s current experience and using that to inform their care.
Annual Scientific Conference, American Spinal Injury Association, New Orleans, LA: “Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spastic Peri-scapular Muscles in Spinal Cord Injury” – accepted for short talk/poster combination, 2020
Annual Scientific Conference, American Spinal Injury Association, New Orleans, LA: “Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury Presenting as Chest Pain” – accepted for talk/poster combination presentation, 2020
Rosenblum D, Noorani G, Desan PH. Recurrent Episodes of Brief Global Amnesia Related to Intrathecal Baclofen Pump: Originally Mistaken for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures. Psychosomatics. 2017 Sep - Oct; 58(5):556-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2017.03.011.
Belliveau T, Jette A, Rosenblum D, et al. Developing Artificial Neural Network Models to Predict Functioning One Year After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 97, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1663-1668.e3, ISSN 0003-9993, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.04.014.
Furthering the capacity building of future generations of SCI clinical professionals, I am involved in various aspects of education regarding traumatic and rehabilitation care. In addition to my role as the Director of Medical Education at Gaylord, I coordinate the Yale Neurology rotation and an Associate Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology and Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation. I also perform various teaching roles and provide presentations to new and seasoned professionals.
Spinal Cord Injuries and Rehabilitation, Gaylord Hospital for PT’s and OT’s throughout Connecticut, CEU’s available, 6/27/18
Mentor for rehabilitation medicine rotation for Yale medical students, 2017 - present
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation for Yale PA students, May 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SCI education for Yale Pulmonary Fellows rotation at Gaylord, 6/13 to present
Rosenblum D: PM&R Board Review, 3rd Edition (Sara J. Cuccurullo, Editor). Author of chapter on Multiple Sclerosis, 2015