Brad G. Kurowski, MD, MS
- Co-Director, Brain Recovery After Injury (BRAIN) Health and Wellness Center
- Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Site Director, Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS)
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- UC Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
- brad.kurowski@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I am a brain injury and rehabilitation medicine doctor specializing in concussion and acquired brain injury. In my practice, we take a collaborative approach to care, working with patients and their families to achieve their collective goals.
There are often many “right” paths to healing, and a team-based approach that is patient- and family-centered works best to achieve good outcomes. Watching children recover, thrive and achieve their goals inspires me.
I am honored to have received the following awards:
- Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Young Academician Award in 2014. This award recognizes a young clinical and translational research leader.
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Early Investigator Award in Rehabilitation Research in 2014. This award recognizes a young clinical and translational research leader who demonstrates drive and commitment to furthering rehabilitation research.
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Pediatric Scholars Summer Faculty “Hero” Teaching/Mentoring Award in 2015. This award is for the outstanding teaching of medical students during their summer research experience.
With my current research, my colleagues and I want to understand the variability in recovery after an acquired brain injury and to develop better treatment approaches.
I love spending my free time with my family. I also enjoy coaching, playing soccer and tennis, yoga, cross-training and cooking on the grill.
MS: Clinical and Translational Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
MD: Case Western Reserve, University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
BS/MS: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Interests
Traumatic brain injury; across all severity levels concussion through more severe injuries
Services and Specialties
Interests
Understanding individual, injury/disease-related, and socio-environmental factors that influence health, functioning, and wellness after injury and in disease and optimizing management approaches to improve physiologic and clinical outcomes
Research Areas
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Publications
Social Environment and Neurobehavioral Outcomes 1 Year After Severe Pediatric TBI in the Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2025; 40:147-156.
Gaps in the Care Delivery Process of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2025; 106:e80.
Emerging methods for measuring physical activity using accelerometry in children and adolescents with neuromotor disorders: a narrative review. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 2024; 21:31.
The feasibility and acceptability of integrating dogs into inpatient rehabilitation therapy with children with acquired brain injury. PM&R. 2024; 16:1212-1220.
White matter characteristics in children with cerebral palsy prior to selective dorsal rhizotomy: a multicenter diffusion tensor imaging study. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2024; 34:268-277.
Mental Health Diagnoses Risk Among Children and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Conditions, or Typical Development. JAMA Network Open. 2024; 7:e2422202.
The Use of Methylphenidate During Inpatient Rehabilitation After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Population Characteristics and Prescribing Patterns. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2024; 39:E122-E131.
Elucidating a genomic signature associated with behavioral and executive function after moderate to severe pediatric TBI: a systems biology informed approach. Frontiers in Systems Biology. 2024; 4:1293265.
A big data approach to evaluate receipt of optimal care in childhood cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2024; 46:723-730.
Iterative Development of the Caregiver Wellness After Traumatic Brain Injury Program (CG-Well). The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2023; 38:E424-E436.
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