Danielle Perret Karimi

Danielle Perret Karimi, MD is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine with joint appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She is an active academic physiatrist contributing significantly to workforce studies and gender equity initiatives within the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Her research interests focus on healthcare workforce dynamics, gender representation in academic medicine, and practice pattern analysis within physiatry. Dr. Karimi has been instrumental in leading and contributing to major studies examining the physiatry workforce in the United States and addressing gender equity issues within the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

Dr. Karimi has co-authored influential publications analyzing practice patterns across different physiatry specialties and has been a key contributor to the Association of Academic Physiatrists Women's Task Force, which has documented gender representation metrics and developed action plans to improve equity within the field.

Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, focusing on workforce trends, gender equity, and practice pattern analysis within physiatry. The research demonstrates her commitment to understanding and improving the structure and representation within her medical specialty.

As a Clinical Professor, Dr. Karimi contributes to medical education while maintaining active research interests that directly impact the future direction of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as a specialty. Her dual departmental appointments reflect the interdisciplinary nature of her work bridging anesthesiology/perioperative care with rehabilitation medicine.