Philippines G. Cabahug, MD
Spine Surgery
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Highlights
Languages
- Tagalog
- English
Gender
FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Philippines G. Cabahug
Professional Titles
- Director, Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Program
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background
Dr. Philippines Cabahug is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Cabahug completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins and got her clinical fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), where she joined the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury as a full-time physician.
Dr. Cabahug has worked on several publications regarding Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Project focused on improving discharge paperwork. She is also an online contributor to “PM&R Knowledge Now,” the online resource of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Cabahug is the director of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK-US) at KKI. She runs two MSK-US clinics at KKI: a musculoskeletal diagnostic clinic and an ultrasound-guided intrathecal pump access clinic.
Centers and Institutes
Contact for Research Inquiries
801 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: (443) 923-9227
cabahug@kennedykrieger.org
Research Interests
Aging in spinal cord injury, Musculoskeletal ultrasound, Spasticity management
Research Summary
Dr. Cabahug’s research interests include spasticity management and aging in spinal cord injury, and the use of vibration plates in spasticity management.
Honors
- Frank L. Coulson Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/12
- Johns Hopkins Healer Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/10
Locations
- ICSCI Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 801 North Broadway, Phipps 194 PMR, Baltimore, MD 21205
- phone: 443-923-9227
- fax: 443-923-9208