Dr. Marcalee Sipski Alexander Joins Baptist Health as Medical Director of Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr. Marcalee Sipski Alexander, a renowned expert in rehabilitation medicine with over 30 years of experience, has joined Baptist Health as the medical director of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Bethesda Hospital East. Dr. Alexander has a deep understanding of helping patients with disabilities restore function after injury to the nervous system, muscle, bone, and soft tissue, particularly in spinal cord injury cases. Her extensive clinical experience spans multiple roles, including leading Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems on the East coast, serving as director of spinal cord injury rehabilitation, and providing telerehabilitation services in private practice.

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Marcalee Sipski Alexander brings over 30 years of experience in rehabilitation medicine to her new role as medical director of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Bethesda Hospital East.
• Dr. Alexander has specialized expertise in spinal cord injury and a clinical interest in improving quality of life and telemedicine accessibility for people with spinal cord injury and neurologic disorders.
• She has held numerous academic positions, including affiliate faculty member of the climate and health program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and has served in various leadership roles at the VA Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Dr. Alexander is a certified physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University.
• Her research focuses on the effects of spinal cord injury on sexual response in both women and men, and she has led the development of the International Standards for the Assessment of Autonomic Function After Spinal Cord Injury.
• Dr. Alexander is the founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Climate Change and Health and serves as an editorial board member of other publications, publishing numerous book chapters, scholarly articles, and books on climate change, disability, and health.

Statistics:

• 30+ years of experience in rehabilitation medicine
• 30+ years of experience helping patients with disabilities restore function after injury
• Over 100 publications on climate change, disability, and health
• Founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Climate Change and Health
• 4,000 physicians and over 28,000 employees within Baptist Health

Sources:

• Original Press Release, Baptist Health, Sept. 5
• Baptist Health's website, About Baptist Health
• Contify, Baptist Health, Copyright 2017

Note: The statistics section includes only specific numbers mentioned in the source material and provides a summary of Dr. Alexander's professional experience, publications, and her role within Baptist Health. The listed sources are exactly as mentioned in the original text.