Stephen Burns, MD

Stephen Burns is a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He has spent his career providing care to individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). He is a graduate of the Brown University School of Medicine, and he completed residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University.

Education and Training

• Thomas Jefferson University, PM&R Residency, 1996 
• Brown University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1992 
• Brown University Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1988

Board Certifications

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
• Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Notable Awards

• The Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals Leadership Award, 2017 
• Fellow of the American Spinal Injury Association, 2020
• James J. Peters Distinguished Service Award, 2021

Clinical Interests

• Spinal cord injury

Research Interests

• Neurologic assessment and classification
• Medical consequences of SCI