TIRR Memorial Hermann is proud to recognize our academic partner UTHealth Houston for being recognized as No. 9 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas in National Institutes of Health (NIH) rehabilitation research funding, as tallied by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR). This recognition is based solely on objective data and is a true marker of research excellence.
Our academic partner UTHealth Houston, based in the renowned Texas Medical Center, received more than $2.5 million in NIH grants for research for physical medicine and rehabilitation in 2024, which is the highest figure for research centers in Texas.
“The ranking highlights that the physicians at TIRR Memorial Hermann are also actively engaged in research, helping to shape the future direction of physical and rehabilitation medicine as a field,” says TIRR Memorial Hermann Chief Medical Officer Gerard E. Francisco, MD. “This means that the physicians are not only working with the latest tools at their disposal: They are involved in developing them. Our patients can only benefit.”
At TIRR Memorial Hermann, we’re especially honored to see physician-researchers from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston contributing to this national success through groundbreaking studies that advance rehabilitation medicine and improve outcomes for patients around the world. Individual UTHealth Houston physical and rehabilitation medicine researchers affiliated with TIRR Memorial Hermann who were also ranked by BRIMR are listed below.
“Here at TIRR Memorial Hermann, we have a research section with only three dedicated researchers and clinician-researchers. Clearly, they are very active and engaged in significant research,” says Dr. Francisco.
Sheng Li, MD, PhD - Ranked No. 7 in the field (with $1.6 million in NIH grants in 2024)
Professor, Vice Chair of Discovery and Advancement at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Director, Neurorehabilitation Research Lab and Stroke Rehabilitation Program and Recovery Research at TIRR Memorial Hermann
Director, NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann
Tatiana Schnur, PhD - Ranked No. 28
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Radha Korupolu, MD, MS - Ranked No. 75
Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Attending Physician and Clinical Chief, Respiratory Services at TIRR Memorial Hermann
Nationally Ranked Rehabilitation
For the 36th consecutive year, TIRR Memorial Hermann is recognized as the best rehabilitation hospital in Texas and No. 2 in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best Rehabilitation Hospitals" in America.
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