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Contact: Tina Buddemeyer at 443-923-5815

Where Hope and Opportunity Meet Science

Until very recently, most spinal cord injury programs have focused on helping patients learn to compensate for injuries thought to be irreversible. Not here.

Directed by Dr. John W. McDonald, the physician best known for helping the late actor Christopher Reeve recover substantial function after his injury, the Center’s interdisciplinary team uses Activity Based Restorative Therapies (ABRT) that have shown great promise in helping adults and children with chronic spinal cord injuries recover sensation, movement, and independence even many months or years after an injury.

At the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury there are opportunities for you to expand your skills in this exciting new venture while helping patients achieve improved health and a better quality of life.

Benefits

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers all employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage,
  • Flexible spending accounts,
  • Dependent care coverage,
  • Life Insurance,
  • 401k Voluntary tax-deferred savings,
  • Tuition reimbursement,
  • and lots more!

Positions Available

Therapy Positions

Become part of a revolutionary shift in the treatment of spinal cord injuries and paralysis.

  • PTs & PTAs
  • OTs & COTAs

Fellowships

The Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University was established in July 2007 under the auspices of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department and is an ACGME accredited program.

It has been created to offer training in both adult and pediatric acute and chronic, traumatic and non-traumatic conditions affecting the spinal cord. There is a special emphasis on medical and rehabilitative interventions used to optimize and enhance neural restoration throughout a patient's lifetime.

For more information, download the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute brochure or call 443-923-9211.

Research Positions

Join the leading of spinal cord injury research in evaluating the results of clinical trials designed to measure the efficacy of Activity Based Restorative Therapies. In addition to these groundbreaking clinical trials, researchers are needed to work with Dr. McDonald and his colleagues in exploring new ways to perform cell transplantation.

Volunteer Opportunities

For those interested in volunteering their time and offering their services, please see the many volunteering options available to you at Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Join Our Team Today

For more information on our comprehensive benefits packages and to apply online today, please visit our Employment Opportunites page or contact Tina Buddemeyer at 443-923-5815.

Related News & Updates

June 15, 2010

New Research Shows that Electrical Stimulation Can Promote Central Nervous System Repair

September 16, 2009

International Center for Spinal Cord Injury to Participate in 2009 World Stem Cell Summit

Related Events

Stompin' for the Cord

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Join us for our 3rd annual BBQ and Bluegrass Fundraiser
When: September, 25th
Where: Boordy Vineyards
Long Green Pike
Hydes, Md.

Research Initiatives

NA_00014481: Patterned FES Ergometry of Arm and Shoulder in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Adult Volunteers Needed

NA_00001271 - Adult Volunteers Needed for structural and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans of the brain, spinal cord, or nerves.

Success Stories

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read full storyPatrick Rummerfield lives a life that can only be deemed miraculous. A 1974 car accident left Pat with little hope of survival. Today, this triathlete, racecar driver and motivational speaker spends each day ensuring that he makes the most of his body’s renewed power.

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Where Hope and Opportunity Meet Science The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury represents something remarkable in the field of paralysis treatment: New hope

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