
Stacy J. Suskauer, MD
Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Stacy J. Suskauer
Professional Titles
- Director, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation in Dept. of PM&R
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background
Dr. Stacy Suskauer is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She serves as the director of the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Suskauer attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina for her undergraduate and medical education. She completed a combined residency program in pediatrics and physical medicine and rehabilitation at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati. She came to Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins for a pediatric rehabilitation research fellowship and subsequently joined the faculty of these institutions in 2007. Dr. Suskauer also serves as the medical director of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Programs at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Her research interests include understanding and optimizing outcomes after childhood brain injury and evaluating functional outcomes in individuals with Sturge-Weber Syndrome and caring for children with limb deficiencies.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
CDC Updates Child Concussion Guidelines | CBS Baltimore (September 2018)
On a Search for Markers to Assess the Subtle Signs of Brain Injury | Restore (February 2017)
Stimulating Brain Can Speed up Concussion Recovery | WBALTV (February 2017)
4 Myths About Kids and Concussions | The Huffington Post (March 2016)
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Pediatrics
Contact for Research Inquiries
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: (443) 923-9440
suskauer@kennedykrieger.org
Research Interests
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Research Summary
Dr. Suskauer’s primary research focus is understanding and optimizing outcomes after childhood brain injury. Her projects include: investigating the use of neuroimaging and neurobehavioral assessments to improve understanding of brain-behavior relationships after traumatic brain injury, identifying the relationship between early physiological and functional variables and long-term outcome after brain injury and optimizing evaluation and treatment of children with disorders of consciousness after brain injury.
Dr. Suskauer’s additional research and clinical interests include evaluating functional outcomes in individuals with Sturge-Weber Syndrome and caring for children with limb deficiencies.
Research Gate
Selected Publications
Davis KC, Slomine BS, Salorio CF, Suskauer SJ. "Time to Follow Commands and Duration of Posttraumatic Amnesia Predict GOS-E Peds Scores 1 to 2 Years After TBI in Children Requiring Inpatient Rehabilitation." J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2016 Mar-Apr;31(2):E39-47.
Risen SR, Barber AD, Mostofsky SH, Suskauer SJ. "Altered functional connectivity in children with mild to moderate TBI relates to motor control." J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2015;8(4):309-19. doi: 10.3233/PRM-150349.
Slomine BS, Grasmick PH, Suskauer SJ, Salorio CF. "Psychometric properties of the Cognitive and Linguistic Scale: A follow-up study." Rehabil Psychol. 2016 Aug;61(3):328-35. doi: 10.1037/rep0000096. Epub 2016 May 19.
Stephens J, Salorio C, Denckla M, Mostofsky S, Suskauer S. "Subtle Motor Findings During Recovery from Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Report." J Mot Behav. 2016 Sep 16:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
Suskauer S. "Emerging Data in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury." J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2015;8(4):269. doi: 10.3233/PRM-150353. PMID: 26684067
Honors
- 2020 Mitchell Rosenthal Mid-Career Award, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 2017 Pediatric Rehabilitation Award, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 2016 Joshua B. Canton Scholar Award, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
Locations
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 801 North Broadway, Pediatric Physical Med and Rehab, Baltimore, MD 21205
- phone: 443-923-9440
- fax: 443-923-9445
Expertise
Education
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Fellowship, 2007Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Residency, 2005Duke University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2000Board Certifications
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2004Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)