Karen J. Kowalske, MD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Karen Kowalske, M.D., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kowalske has special expertise in treating patients with complicated catastrophic injuries, including burns and complex or non healing wounds. She is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – with subspecialty certification in brain injury medicine. The principal investigator for the renowned North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, she has published more than 110 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts – many related to burn care and outcomes – and delivered 90-plus invited lectures.

Poster(s):

• Long-term Physical Symptoms Persist in Adult Burn Survivors: A Call to Action
  Friday, November 1, 2024

  12:30 PM – 12:45 PM