Ronald Hirschberg, MD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Ron Hirschberg is a physiatrist who works in acute inpatient care at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Hirschberg specializes in trauma rehabilitation with emphasis on traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI) and polytrauma. His experience and interests are in continuum of care for rehab and recovery, general neurorehabilitation in acute and post acute settings, in addition to the music-brain interface and neurologic music therapy (NMT). Current research interests include TBI - with projects in recovery and treatment with low-level-laser-therapy (LLLT), severe TBI prognosis and diagnosis with work in functional MRI, EEG including response to music stimuli - and early mobilization in the intensive care unit.

Poster(s):

• Feasibility and Validity of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised For Accelerated Standardized Testing (CRSR-FAST): A Practical Assessment Scale for Detecting Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit
  Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  3:55 PM – 4:06 PM  

• The Initial Efficacy of Warrior Health and Fitness: A 3-Month Fitness and Nutrition Program for Veterans
  Wednesday, November 1, 2023

  9:50 AM – 9:56 AM