Kristjan T. Ragnarsson

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Kristjan T. Ragnarsson, M.D. , is an internationally renowned physiotherapist in the rehabilitation of individuals with central nervous system disorders. Currently he is Dr. Lucy G. Moses Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Treatment at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Ragnarsson is the author of several book chapters and more than 100 articles. He was listed among Best Doctors in New York Magazine in 2009 and is among "Top Doctors in America" ​​Castle Connolly every year since 2002.

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Biography

Ragnarsson was born in 1943 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He graduated from the University of Iceland School of Medicine in 1969 and completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a clinical research scholarship in the treatment of spinal injuries (SCI) at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in NYU. He was appointed to the NYU School of Medicine's School of Medicine Rehabilitation Faculty in 1976 and served as director of New York's SCI Model Maintenance System from 1981 to 1986. In 1986, he was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Ragnarsson served as president of the American Spinal Injury Association from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1997 he served as president of the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Council, and from 1997 to 2003 he chaired the Board of Governors' Association of Practice Faculty of Mount Sinai. He was a member of the board of the American Paraplegia Society from 1997 to 1999 and a member of the Scientific Scientific Review Board of the United States Department of Sciences from 1984 to 2000. In 1998, he led the consensus conference of the National Institutes of Health in "Rehabilitation of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury". He has been a member of the American Medical Association since 1976. He currently serves as President of the Association of Academic Psychiatists and Vice Presidents of the Physical and Rehabilitation Treatment Foundation.

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Awards and awards

Partial list (since 2002):

• American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at the joint meeting of ASIA and the International Spinal Cable Society. Vancouver, Canada, May 4, 2002.
• Visiting Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo School of Medicine (1988), Northwestern Medical School (1990), New Jersey Medical School (2002) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, (2002)
• Best Doctor in New York, New York Magazine, since 1991
• Best Doctors in America. Castle-Connolly, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• New Jersey Medical School Excellence in Teaching Award in Recognition of Extraordinary Contributions to Medical and Citizen Education, June 12, 2002.
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor, May 15, 2004
• Standing Tall Award - Alan T. Brown Foundation for Cure Paralysis, August 9, 2004
• Special Member Award - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 8, 2004
• Specialized Public Service Award, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. November 10, 2006.
• Twenty Fourth Annual James W. Rae Scientific Day, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 4, 2007.
• Sir Ludwig Guttmann's Teacher at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Spinal Cable Society and the 10th Scientific Meeting of the elderly Society of Narsinus, ReykjavÃÆ'k, Iceland, June 28, 2007.
• Gold Key Award of Merit - "The highest award awarded by the American Rehabilitation Medicine Congress for medical and applied profession members in recognition of exceptional services for causes of rehabilitation". Washington, DC, October 5, 2007.
• Super New York Doctor. Main Professional Media. Selection by another doctor: Registered in The New York Times Magazine. 2008, 2009.

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Grants

Partial list of active grants:

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Publications

Partial list:

• Functional electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury: current use, therapeutic effect and future direction. Ragnarsson KT. Spinal cord. 2008 Apr; 46 (4): 255-74. Epub 11 September 2007. Review. PMIDÃ, 17846639
• Traumatic brain injury research since the 1998 NIH Consensus Conference: unmet achievements and goals. Ragnarsson KT. J Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2006 Sep-Oct; 21 (5): 379-87. PMIDÃ, 16983223
• Reliability of Bryce/Ragnarsson spinal cord injury taxonomy. Bryce TN, MP Dijkers, Ragnarsson KT, Stein AB, Chen B. A Spinal Cord Med. 2006; 29 (2): 118-32. PMID, 16739555
• Spinal cord injury clinical trials for neurologic recovery: improve care through clinical research. Ragnarsson KT, LA Wuermser, Cardenas DD, Marino RJ. Am J Med Med Rehabilitation. 2005 Nov; 84 (11 Suppl): S77-97; S98-100 quiz. PMIDÃ, 16251838
• The effect of electrically driven low extremity ergometry on ischemic pressure ulcers: a case study. Pollack SF, Ragnarsson KT, Dijkers M. J Spinal Cord Med. 2004; 27 (2): 143-7. Erratum in: A Med Medinal Spinalis. 2005; 28 (1): 19. Djikers, Marcel. PMID 15162886
• Quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury - basic problems, assessment, and recommendations. Wood-DauphinÃÆ' Â © e S, Exner G, Bostanci B, Exner G, Glass C, Jochheim KA, Kluger P, Koller M, Krishnan KR, Post MW, Ragnarsson KT, Rommel T, Zitnay G; SCI Consensus Group. Restore Neurol Neurosci. 2002; 20 (3-4): 135-49. Review. PMIDÃ, 12454362
• The results of the NIH consensus conference on "rehabilitating people with traumatic brain injury". Ragnarsson KT. Restore Neurol Neurosci. 2002; 20 (3-4): 103-8. Review. PMIDÃ, 12454359
• Rehabilitate patients with chronic critical illness. Thomas DC, Kreizman IJ, Melchiorre P, Ragnarsson KT. Crit Care Clin. July 2002; 18 (3): 695-715. Review. PMID 12140920
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Ragnarsson KT. JAMA. May 10, 2000; 283 (18): 2392. PMID 10815080
• Pain after spinal cord injury. Bryce TN, Ragnarsson KT. Med Med Rehabilitation Clin N Am. 2000 February; 11 (1): 157-68. Review. PMID 10680163
• Long medical rehabilitation for residence and outcomes for people with traumatic spinal cord injury - 1990-1997. Eastwood EA, Hagglund KJ, Ragnarsson KT, Gordon WA, Marino RJ. Arch Phys Med Rehabilitation. November 1999; 80 (11): 1457-63. PMID 10569441
• Physical treatment and rehabilitation at Mount Sinai medical center during the 20th century. Ragnarsson KT. Mt Sinai J Med. 1999 May, 66 (3): 139-44. PMID 10377544
• Restorative treatment in people with spinal cord injury: current trends. Ragnarsson KT. J Rehabil Res Dev. 1998 Oct; 35 (4): xi-xiv. Review. PMID 10220214
• Three women with lupus transverse myelitis: case report and differential diagnosis. Inslicht DV, Stein AB, Pomerantz F, Ragnarsson KT. Arch Phys Med Rehabilitation. 1998 Apr; 79 (4): 456-9. PMID 9552115

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References

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External links

• Gunung Sinai Hospital Site
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine website
• "Health Maintenance and Disability Reduction Through Physical Exercise" by Dr. Kristjan T. Ragnarsson. ScienceNiche.com, August 15, 2009
• Movie Clips "Open Thoughts - Modern Medical Metaphors: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Reality (September 27, 2007)" available on the Internet Archive

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