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Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program
Get To Know Me
I am a physician of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, who specializes in evaluating cancer patients and cancer survivors who have neurological and musculoskeletal impairments related to their cancer and its treatment.
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I have specialized training in spinal cord injury medicine, and my clinical interests include the care of patients with neurological impairments secondary to primary and metastatic tumors of the spine, spinal cord, and brain, as well as neurological impairments that can develop as a result of cancer treatment. These impairments can include weakness, sensory deficits, unstable balance, autonomic dysfunction, pain, bowel and bladder dysfunction, spasticity, sexual dysfunction, difficulty swallowing, and abnormal gait.
My goal is to optimize my patients’ function and improve their overall quality of life. To accomplish this goal, I collaborate with a team of dedicated physicians, physical and occupational therapists, and speech and language pathologists to establish comprehensive treatment plans utilizing a combination of physical, occupational, and speech therapies; medications; therapeutic injections; bracing and assistive devices; and patient education.
My Role at MSK
A rehabilitation medicine specialist is a doctor with special training in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Rehabilitation medicine specialists are sometimes called physiatrists (fih-ZIH-ah-trists).
Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
Cancer Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Education & Honors
Education
MD, Ross University School of Medicine
Residencies
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center & Weill Cornell Medical Center (combined program)
Fellowships
Rerhabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine
Board Certifications
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Insurance Information
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Aetna
In Network Coverage Type HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant
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Ruppert, L. MD. Book review: Oxford American Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Doody’s Review Service. 2010
Ruppert, L. MD; Hou, J. MD; Jedlicha, L. MD; Stubblefield, M. MD; Lin, V. MD. CancerRehabilitation. Supportive Oncology. Elsevier Inc. 2011
Ruppert, L. MD; Stubblefield, M. MD; Rogak L. MA; Starr, T.; Passik, S. PhD. Psychiatric Aspects of Rehabilitation. American Psychological Oncology Society: Psycho-Oncology Second Edition. Oxford. 2010
Ruppert, L. MD; Stubblefield, M. MD. Knowledge and Exercise Adherence After a Multidisciplinary Osteoporosis and Prevention Program-A Retrospective Review. PM&R. 2009; 1(9):S114.
Publications on PubMed
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
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Lisa Marie Ruppert discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
No disclosures meeting criteria for time period
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