The Brain injury Rehabilitation Program is lead by Ritesh Prasad, M.D. who is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has extensive experience in the treatment of brain injured individuals. 

Dr. Prasad works with a team of skilled Speech Language Pathologists / Cognitive therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Licensed Professional Counselors in achieving patient goals.  The Speech Language Pathologists address any diagnosed cognitive impairments.  Cognitive retraining activities may include sensory/perceptual function, visuospatial function, attention and concentration, receptive and expressive language, memory and learning tasks, logical analysis tasks, and executive reasoning strategies.  Therapies are performed with one on one patient to clinician interaction.  The Physical and Occupational Therapists address any functional deficits resultant to a brain injury, such as balance disturbances, ataxia, hemiparesis, visual disturbances, gait deficits, etc., as well as any co-morbid diagnoses such as musculoskeletal injuries.  Our behavioral specialists provide counseling to our patients and patients’ families, working with each patient individually to address emotional impairments resultant to their head injury, such as depression and awareness issues, as well as family education.

The brain injury program accepts patients on an outpatient basis with mild or mild to moderate head traumas as determined by evaluation from our Medical Director and treatment team (more severe traumas may be evaluated and accepted on a case by case basis).   Like other interdisciplinary cognitive rehabilitation programs, our program focuses on improving patient independence and awareness.  When appropriate, the program also emphasizes vocational rehabilitation and return to work. 

The following list illustrates typical diagnoses for patients that may be candidates for admission into our program:

Closed head injury
CVA/stroke
Minor head trauma with or without loss of consciousness
Penetrating head injury
Post-concussion syndrome
Electric shock
Toxic exposure
Anoxic incident