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Gary Ulicny, PhD, FACRM

ACRM Past President
Shepherd Center, Georgia, United States

Dr. Ulicny has been involved in medical administration for over 30 years. Since 1994, he has served as the President and CEO of Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, a 152-bed hospital that specializes in the treatment of persons with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and other neuromuscular disorders.
During Dr. Ulicny’s tenure, Shepherd Center has for 14 years been ranked in US News & World Report as one of the best rehabilitation hospitals in the nation, been presented with the Edward Loveland Award for Distinguished Contributions in Healthcare by the American College of Physicians, selected as the Hospital of The Year by the Georgia Alliance of Hospitals, and named one of Atlanta’s Best Employers by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Atlanta magazine. In addition, Shepherd Center has enjoyed model systems designation, both for spinal cord and brain injuries by the National Institute on Disability, Rehabilitation and Research. Dr. Ulicny received the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to healthcare and was elected as a Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
He received his Ph.D. in behavioral psychology from the University of Kansas in 1986. He is published extensively in the area of rehabilitation and has held adjunct appointments in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and in the Department of Human Development at the University of Kansas.
Dr. Ulicny is a member of numerous professional organizations, served on the national board of the Head Injury Foundation and currently serves as the Past President of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He is active in the Atlanta community with the Boy Scouts of America and serves on the board of the Georgia Hospital Association. Dr. Ulicny and his wife Jane have two sons.

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