RIC Patient Stories

Eric Edmundson

Eric Edumundson

Eric, a military veteran, received a complex combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.

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Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

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Eric Weil

Eric Weil

Eric, a pediatrician working in Chicago, participated in RIC's prime-of-life program to recover the abilities that drive his life.

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Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis took part in rehabilitation including robot-assisted therapy to advance her ability.

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Omar Al-Dhafiri

Omar and his father traveled from Kuwait to Chicago for Omar's care after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

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Photograph of Christina M. Marciniak

Christina M. Marciniak, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Injury Medicine; Subspecialty certification:
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

  • Executive Medical Director, Inpatient Services,
  • Hospital and Clinics

Research Interests

Christina M. Marciniak, MD is currently researching Spasticity, botulinum toxin injections, spinal cord injury, stroke and cancer rehabilitation.

Clinical Expertise

Christina M. Marciniak, MD, has expertise providing care to patients with:

Awards & Recognition

2000 - Present: Executive Medical Director, Inpatient Services, Hospital and Clinics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1997 - Present: Director, Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1986 - Present: Medical Director, Rehabilitation Services/Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
1993-2000: Chairperson, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Quality Improvement Program
1991-1995: Medical Director, St. Joseph Hospital, Rehabilitation and Fitness Center, Chicago, Illinois