Karen Kowalske, M.D.

Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Board certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Clinical/research interests include musculoskeletal, outcomes after burn neuropathy, outcomes after aneurysm clipping, traumatic brain injury rehab, burn rehab, diabetic foot ulcerations, amputations.

Medical School

University of Florida, College of Medicine (1986)

Internship

Thomas Jefferson University (1987), Internal Medicine

Residency

Thomas Jefferson University (1990), Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Amputations
• Burns and Wound Care
• Musculoskeletal
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Featured Publications

Neuropathy after burn injury.

Kowalske K, Holavanahalli R, Helm P J Burn Care Rehabil 2001 Sep-Oct 22 5 353-7; discussion 352

Vocational reentry following TBI: an enablement model.

Kowalske K, Plenger PM, Lusby B, Hayden ME J Head Trauma Rehabil 2000 Aug 15 4 989-99

Burn Pain: Evaluation and Management

Kowalske KJ, Tanelian DL. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America 1997 15 2 269-283

American burn association consensus statements.

Gibran NS, Wiechman S, Meyer W, Edelman L, Fauerbach J, Gibbons L, Holavanahalli R, Hunt C, Keller K, Kirk E, Laird J, Lewis G, Moses S, Sproul J, Wilkinson G, Wolf S, Young A, Yovino S, Mosier MJ, Cancio LC, Amani H, Blayney C, Cullinane J, Haith L, Jeng JC, Kardos P, Kramer G, Lawless MB, Serio-Melvin ML, Miller S, Moran K, Novakovic R, Potenza B, Rinewalt A, Schultz J, Smith H, Dylewski M, Wibbenmeyer L, Bessey PQ, Carter J, Gamelli R, Goodwin C, Graves T, Hollowed K, Holmes J, Noordenbas J, Nordlund M, Savetamal A, Simpson P, Traber D, Traber L, Nedelec B, Donelan M, Baryza MJ, Bhavsar D, Blome-Eberwein S, Carrougher GJ, Hickerson W, Joe V, Jordan M, Kowalske K, Murray D, Murray VK, Parry I, Peck M, Reilly D, Schneider JC, Ware L, Singer AJ, Boyce ST, Ahrenholz DH, Chang P, Clark RA, Fey R, Fidler P, Garner W, Greenhalgh D, Honari S, Jones L, Kagan R, Kirby J, Leggett J, Meyer N, Reigart C, Richey K, Rosenberg L, Weber J, Wiggins B J Burn Care Res 2013 Jul-Aug 34 4 361-85

Treatment effect versus pretreatment recovery in persons with traumatic brain injury: a study regarding the effectiveness of postacute rehabilitation.

Hayden ME, Plenger P, Bison K, Kowalske K, Masel B, Qualls D PM R 2013 Apr 5 4 319-27; quiz 327

Validity and Reliability of the FIM® Instrument in the Inpatient Burn Rehabilitation Population.

Gerrard P, Goldstein R, Divita MA, Ryan CM, Mix J, Niewczyk P, Kazis L, Kowalske K, Zafonte R, Schneider JC Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2013 Mar

The impact of comorbidities and complications on burn injury inpatient rehabilitation outcomes.

Schneider JC, Gerrard P, Goldstein R, Divita MA, Niewczyk P, Ryan CM, Kowalske K, Zafonte R PM R 2013 Feb 5 2 114-21

Select practices in management and rehabilitation of burns: a survey report.

Holavanahalli RK, Helm PA, Parry IS, Dolezal CA, Greenhalgh DG J Burn Care Res 2011 Mar-Apr 32 2 210-23

Long-term outcomes in patients surviving large burns: the skin.

Holavanahalli RK, Helm PA, Kowalske KJ J Burn Care Res 2010 Jul-Aug 31 4 631-9

Outcome assessment after hand burns.

Kowalske K Hand Clin 2009 Nov 25 4 557-61

 Featured Books

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 4th ed

Braddom RL, Chan L, Harrast MA, Kowalske KJ, Matthews DJ, Ragnarsson KR, Stolp KA (Ed.) (2011). Saunders

Burn Injuries: Epidemiology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. In B.O. Young, M. Young, & S. Steins (Eds), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, 3rd ed

Esselman PC, Gabriel V, Eldad A, Kowalske KJ (2008). Philadelphia, Mosby/Elsevier

Burn Rehabilitation. In DeLisa and Gans (eds.), Rehabilitation Medicine Principles and Practice, 4th ed

Helm PA, Kowalske KJ (2003).

Burns. In Ed Garrison (ed) Handbook of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Basics, 2nd ed

Kowalske KJ, Helm PA (2003).

Burn Pain: Evaluation and Management. In T Monga & M Grabois (eds) Pain Management in Rehabilitation

Kowalske KJ (2002). Demos Medical Publishing, Inc

Rehabilitation. In The Diabetic Foot, 5th ed

Helm PA, Kowalske KJ (1992). St. Louis, CV Mosby

Exercise. In Handbook on Burns - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (Volume 2 of 2) 1st ed

Suman OE, Kowalske K, McEntire SJ, Herndon DN (2011). Springer

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  (1996-2007)
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  Voted by physician colleagues (1996-2007)

• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Burn Association
• American Medical Association
• Association of Academic Physiatrists
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex PM&R Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Texas Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation