Cancer Rehabilitation

Jennifer Baima MD, Assistant Professor, Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts/UMMC/ Worcester, MA and Ashish Khanna MD Dr. Baima is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Electrodiagnostic medicine. After residency training, she worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in outpatient musculoskeletal medicine and taught at Harvard Medical School for seven years before coming to the University of Massachusetts in 2013 to start a cancer rehabilitation program. She has written several review articles and book chapters as well as the book, Sports Injuries. As full time academic clinical faculty, she teaches and lectures on diverse topics in musculoskeletal medicine and has performed three clinical trials in cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Ashish Khanna completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where he became interested in treating cancer patients early on. He completed a fellowship in Cancer Rehabilitation at Medstar Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center and the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. He is now an Assistant Attending physician in Cancer Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and an Assistant Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He specializes in the identification and treatment of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and other survivorship issues resulting from cancer and cancer treatments and is pioneering the development of treatments for these conditions. Dr. Khanna is a regular consultant at several tumor boards in cancer centers throughout northern New Jersey. He is a tremendous advocate for ensuring that cancer survivors have access to the rehabilitation services needed to maximize their function and quality of life. Dr. Khanna is co-authoring an upcoming pocket guide for clinicians and has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed scientific articles on the topic of cancer rehabilitation. Additionally, he speaks regularly at national and international meetings, and has been interviewed for several podcasts covering key topics in his field.

Introduction: Impairment-based Cancer Rehabilitation by Type of Cancer.- Breast Cancer: Evidence along Continuum of Care-Prehab through Rehab.- Cancer of the Digestive Organs: Importance of Mobility for Motility.- Cancer of the Brain, Eye, and other Parts of the Central Nervous System: Asymmetric Weakness, Cognition, Vision.- Cancer of the Urinary Tract and Genital Organs: Female and Male.- Cancer of the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx: Disorders of Communication and Swallowing.- Cancer of the Lymphoid, Hematopietic, and Related Tissue: Infection Prevention, Exercise Precautions.- Cancer of the Bone, Articular Cartilage, Mesothelial and Soft Tissue: Limb Salvage and Amputation.- Cancer of the Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs: Endurance.- Cancer of the Skin: Prevention Data.- Conclusion: Innovative Research.