Jilda N. Vargus-Adams, MD
Title
Pediatric Physiatry
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Email
rehab@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7480
Fax
513-636-7360
Bio
Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, joined the division of Pediatric Rehabilitation after completing medical school at Yale University and a combined residency program in Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation here in Cincinnati. Her research interests focus primarily on clinical effectiveness in cerebral palsy and outcome measurement in cerebral palsy. Dr. Vargus-Adams' clinical interests include cerebral palsy and childhood stroke.
Credentials
BA: Brown University, Providence, RI, 1990.
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1995.
MS: Harvard School of Public Health, Epideminology, Boston, MA, 2002.
Residency: Pediatrics / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995 - 2000.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2000.
Sub-specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001.
Awards and Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- New Investigator Award - PM&R Education and Research Foundation, 2001.
- Research Enrichment Program for Physiatrists, 2000-2001.
- United Cerebral Palsy Hausman Award, 2006.
Research
- Use of medication for spasticity in cerebral palsy
- Health-related quality of life in cerebral palsy
- Outcomes research in cerebral palsy
- Clinical effectiveness in cerebral palsy
Publications, Most Recent
Vargus-Adams, J.N.; Michaud, L.J.; Kinnett, D.G.; McMahon, M.A.; Cook, E.F.: Effects of oral baclofen on children with cerebral palsy [letter]. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2004; 46:787.
Vargus-Adams, J.N.: Health-related quality of life in childhood cerebral palsy.Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005; 86:940-945.
Vargus-Adams, J.N.: Longitudinal Use of the Child Health Questionnaire in childhood cerebral palsy.Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2006; 48:343-7.
Professional Organization Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha
Special Interests
- Cerebral Palsy
- Traumatic brain injury
- Edpidemiology
- Evidenced-based practice
Presentations, Most Recent:
Introduction to Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy. Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Workshop Director; October 2004; Phoenix, Arizona.
Cerebral Palsy. Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Semi-Annual Regional Resident Review Course - Speaker; May 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prognosis. Practicing Evidence-Based Pediatrics Course - Co-instructor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; October 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Real Facts: What's New in CP. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Family Resource Center and Perlman Center Conference on Cerebral Palsy - Speaker; March 2006; Cincinnati, Ohio.
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