Elizabeth Martin
Elizabeth Martin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Martin is the Medical Director for Pediatric Rehabilitation at the Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is board certified in both Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Martin completed a master’s degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health before completing her medical degree and a master’s in public health at Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. She trained in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Stanford and in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington.
Dr. Martin has been involved in national leadership as a resident and fellow physician in organizations including the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Association of Academic Physiatrists and is also a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Dr. Martin’s research interests include improving rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life for children with special healthcare needs. Prior to practicing medicine, she worked on the development of an international registry for children and adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta with the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation. She has a broad range of clinical interests including early diagnosis and intervention for children with cerebral palsy, spasticity and tone management, gait analysis and orthotic prescription, and rehabilitation for children with neuromuscular diseases.