Overview
Dale C. Strasser, MD
Phone: VA 404-321-6111 ex 6144 ; fax (404)728-7779 Emory 404-712-5507 ; fax (404)712-5895 Email: VA - Dale.Strasser@med.va.gov ; Emory Dale_Strasser@emoryhealthcare.org
Background and Biography: Dale C. Strasser, M.D. is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, where he directs the residency training program. He is the Atlanta VA site Research Director for the Birmingham / Atlanta GRECC. He completed Medical School (1984), Internship (1985), and Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1988) at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, and did Fellowships in Arthritis and Orthopedic Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (1988) and in Geriatric Medicine at Northwestern School of Medicine (1990). His major areas of research are rehabilitation treatment effectiveness, with a special interest in rehabilitation teams, and geriatric rehabilitation. He is completing a VA Merit Review sponsored national clinical trial in process improvement which tests whether stroke patient outcomes are improved through enhanced team functioning. He has GRECC pilot funding to investigate methods to promote urinary continence of disabled individuals. Previous work has focused on nursing home residents and the association of cognitive abilities to outcomes following a hip fracture. Dr. Strasser is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Association for Academic Phhysitarist. He has worked on several national VA panels and committees in rehabilitation, including an expert panel to develop guidelines in Stroke Rehabilitation. He is an Editorial Board member of the Archives in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, and reviews for several other journals in rehabilitation, aging, and geriatrics.
Education
| 1984 |
M.D. |
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Evanston, IL, USA |
| 1980 |
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Pre-Med |
University of Tennessee |
Knoxville, TN, USA |
| 1976 |
B.A. |
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CUM Laude |
Nashville, TN, USA |
Awards & Honors
| 01/2002 |
Edward W. Lowman Award |
American Congressof Rehabilitation Medicine |
| 01/2001 |
Atlanta's Top Doctors |
Atlanta Magazine (one of five physicians in PM&R) |
| 01/1994 |
Certificate of Excellence in Resident Education - Special Award |
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine |
Publications
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Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Vernin, Bowen SA, Uomoto JA and Stevens. TEam Functioning and Patient Outcomes in Press 2004. (2004). AAPM&R vol. 0, 0
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Leslie FT, Whittington FJ, Strasser Dc, Hennessy C, Miller SW and Archea C. Psychotropic Drug Use in a Nursing Home:Six-Year Retrospective . (2003). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - in Press 2003 vol. 0, 0
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Smits SJ, Falcner JA, Herrin J, Bowen SE and Strasser DC.. Patient -focused Rehabilitation Team Cohesiveness in Veterans Administration Hospitals. . (2003). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - in Press 2003 vol. 0, 0
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Strasser DC, Smits SJ, Falconer JA, Herrin JS and Bowen SE. The Influence of Hospital Cultures on Rehabilitation Team Functioning in VA Hospitals. (2002). Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 39(1, )"115-125
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Hennessy CH, McNeely EA, Whittington FJ, Strasser DC, Archea CK. Perceptions of Physical Restraint Use and Barriers to Restraint Reduction in a Long Term Care Facility. (1997). Journal of Aging Studies vol. 11, (1)49-62
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Strasser DC and Falconer JA. Foreword. (1997). Topics in Strok vol. 4(2), :v-v1
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Strasser DC and Falconer JA. Rehabilitation Team Process. (1997). Topics in Strok vol. 4(2), :34-39
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Smits SJ, Morland R, Falcner JA and Strasser DC. The Organizational Context for Medical Rehabilitation Services: A Pre Chaos Therory Perspective. . (1997). Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation vol. 4(2), :1-11
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Stineman MG and Strasser DC. Team Process and Effectiveness: Patients, Families, and Staff Characteristics.. (1997). Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation vol. 4(2), 21-33
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Goldstein FC, Srasser DC, Woodward JL, Roberts VJ. Functional Outcome of Cognitively Imparied Hip Fracture Patients on a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit.. (1997). Journal of American Geriatrics Society vol. 45, 35-42
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Falconer JA, Naughton BJ, Strasser DC, and Sinacore JM. Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Comparison Across Age Groups.. (1994). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society vol. 92(1, 39-44
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Falconer JA, Naughton BI, Dunlop DD, Roth EJ, Strasser DC, Sinacore JM. Predicting Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcome Using a Classification Approach. (1994). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation vol. 75, 619-625
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Strasser DC, Falconer JA, and Martino-Saltzman DM.. The Rehabilitation Team:Perceptions of the Hospital Environment and Interprofessional Relations. . (1994). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation vol. 75, 177-182
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Falconer JA, Roth EJ, Sutin JA, Strasser DC, and Chang RW. The Critical Path Method in Stroke Rehabilitation: Lessons from an Experiement in Cost Containment. . (1993). Quality Review Bulletin vol. 19(1, 8-16
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Strasser DC, Falconer JA, and Martino-Saltzman DM. The Relationship of Patients' Age to the Perception of the Rehabilitation Environment. . (1992). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society vol. 40, 445-448
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Strasser DC. Geriatric Rehabilitation: Perspectives from the UK. . (1992). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation vol. 73, 582-586
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