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Marisa Osorio, DO

Title: Associate Professor, Division Head, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Division: Pediatric Rehabilitation

Marisa Osorio, DO, is an osteopath at UW Medical Center and a UW associate professor of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Osorio’s focus is helping children with congenital and acquired disabilities and their families work toward achieving independence and discover ways to engage in their favorite activities. Dr. Osorio’s clinical and research interests include cerebral palsy, pediatric traumatic brain injury and concussion, spasticity management, and brachial plexus injuries.

Education and Training

  • Cincinnati Children's, Fellowship
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Fellowship, Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • Ohio Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Medical Education
  • University of Cincinnati, Internship, Transitional Year
  • University of Cincinnati, Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Ohio University, Medical Education, 2006

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Clinical Interests

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Brain injuries
  • Spasticity management (medication management, botulinum toxin, phenol chemoneuroly- sis, intrathecal and intraventricular baclofen pumps, selective dorsal rhizotomy)
  • Brachial plexus palsy
  • Electrodiagnostics (EMG)

Research Interests

  • Brachial plexus palsy
  • Peripheral nerve disorders

Recent Publications

Liu Y, Massenburg B, Otten C, Osorio M, Lewis S, Hottovy J, Tse R.  Selective nerve transfers to restore shoulder abduction and flexion in acute flaccid myelitis: a case report. Microsurgery 2024 Jan;44(1):e31104.  PMID 37646277

Osorio M, Lewis S, Tse R.  Promoting Recovery in Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy. Pediatr Clin North Am 2023 Jun;70(3):517-529. PMID 37121640

Menashe S, Ngo AV, Osorio M, Iyer R.  Ultrasound assessment of glenohumeral dysplasia in infants. Pediatr Radiol 2022 Aug;52(9):1648-1657 PMID 34549315

Liu Y, Lewis SP, Adidharma W, Osorio MB, Steinman SE, Allen H, Hottovy J, Tse RW. Reply: Shoulder Release and Tendon Transfer following Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: Gains, Losses, and Midline Function., Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Aug; 148(2):314e-315e

Crowe C, Mosca V, Osorio M, Lewis S, Tse R. Partial Tibial Nerve Transfer for Pediatric Peroneal Nerve Palsy. Microsurgery 2022 Jan; 42(1): 71-75 PMID 32961004

Osorio M, Pham K, Omura J, Roge D.  Cerebral Palsy.  Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1st ed. 2021

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