Erin McCarty

Erin McCarty, M.D. serves as Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Medical Director of Inpatient General at Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, where she joined the physiatry staff in 2020. She oversees clinical operations as attending physician in charge of the spinal cord injury unit.

Her educational background includes:

• Medical Degree from Michigan State University
• Residency at Emory University in Atlanta

Dr. McCarty specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with concentrated expertise in spinal cord injury management and neurorehabilitation. Her clinical work emphasizes comprehensive inpatient care protocols for acute spinal cord trauma, focusing on functional recovery and interdisciplinary rehabilitation strategies within hospital settings.

At Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, she directs the spinal cord injury unit's clinical operations while maintaining administrative leadership as Medical Director for Inpatient General services, integrating academic medicine with hands-on patient care.