In this episode, we spotlight two special figures in the evolution of brain injury rehabilitation: Dr. Mel Glenn and Marilyn Spivack.
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Mel Glenn, MD has been a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for over 40 years, and on staff at Spaulding Rehabilitation since 1998. He was Chief of the Brain Injury Division of the Department of PM&R from 2015-2023. He is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS.). From 1998 – 2008, Dr. Glenn was Project Director of the Spaulding/Partners TBI Model System at HMS, a research grant funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. He has been Medical Director of Brain Injury Services in MA for Mentor ABI/NeuroRestorative since 1991 and Medical Director of Community Rehab Care since 1996. Dr. Glenn was the editor of the Update on Pharmacology column of Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation from 1985 to 2013.
Marilyn Spivack is a brain injury advocate. She and her husband Dr. Martin Spivack co-founded the National Head Injury Foundation, which grew into what is known today as the Brain Injury Association of America and the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. They founded the organization because their daughter, Deborah Price sustained a severe head injury on March 15th, 1975, which left her severely disabled and at the time, there were no dedicated TBI extended rehabilitation or cognitive services available. Marilyn served as President of the National Head Injury Foundation for almost 10 years from 1981 – 1991, and then continued her journey as a consultant and at Spaulding Rehabilitation as a Neurotrauma Outreach Coordinator, serving professionals, patients, and families seeking assistances with resources and services. She has served as Co-Chair of the Policy & Legislation Committee of American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine since 2006.
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