Paul F Pasquina

Paul F Pasquina, M.D. serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and Department Chief of Rehabilitation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). Board certified in PM&R, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Pain Medicine, he leads military rehabilitation research and clinical programs.

• Education: B.S. from United States Military Academy (West Point, 1987); M.D. from USUHS College of Medicine (Bethesda, 1991)
• Training: Transitional Internship (Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center); PM&R Residency (Walter Reed Army Medical Center); Sports Medicine Fellowship (USUHS/Georgetown University)

Dr. Pasquina's research focuses on advanced technologies for combat casualty rehabilitation, particularly traumatic brain injury and extremity trauma. His work bridges military medicine, neurorehabilitation, and regenerative therapies through leadership roles in specialized research centers. His publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to prosthetic mobility assessment, phantom limb pain management, and TBI epidemiology in military populations.

Notable scientific honors include the Alfred Mann Foundation Scientist of the Year Award, Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Academy of PM&R, and RESNA Honorary Fellowship. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters and the Order of Military Medical Merit.

• Director, Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research (CRSR)
• Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM)
• Consultant to DARPA, Army MRMC, FDA, and VA Prosthetics Committee