Chair, Professor
U Miami Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Leslie Morse, DO, is Chair of PM&R and Professor with Tenure (pending review) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Her research, as well as her clinical focus, is the care of individuals with SCI, with a long-term goal of developing mechanism-based therapies to prevent and treat secondary health complications after injury. To that end, she is conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled drug trial to test a novel treatment for SCI-related neuropathic pain (Morse Co-PD, NIDILRR). She recently completed a clinical trial testing the impact of exoskeleton-assisted ambulation on bone health, neuropathic pain, and quality of life after SCI that was selected by the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) at the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMPR) for inclusion in year’s annual report on program activities to Congress as an example of research findings with high impact on people with spinal cord injuries. Dr. Morse completed her medical training at the University of New England and her residency in PM&R at Boston Medical Center. Author of more than 100 publications, she has received several national awards and presented her work nationally and internationally.
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