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Andrew J. Haig, MD (he/him/his)

Emeritus Professor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, Volunteer Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Vermont and Dartmouth College; president of Haig Consulting LLC and of the International Rehabilitation Forum, and on medical staff at the University of Vermont Health Network
Middlebury, VT, United States

Andrew J. Haig, M.D.

Recipient of top international awards in rehabilitation medicine clinical care, research and education, Andrew Haig is Emeritus Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, Volunteer Professor at The Medical College of Wisconsin, The University of Vermont and Dartmouth College; president of Haig Consulting LLC and founding president of the International Rehabilitation Forum (IRF).

The IRF is a not-for-profit group of volunteers dedicated to building medical rehabilitation where it does not exist. Launched by Dr. Haig and his brother Tom after Tom's spinal cord injury, the organization is a founding member of the WHO's World Rehabilitation Alliance and a key partner of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. The IRF's expose' on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) in Africa was published simultaneously in 5 global medical journals, influencing WHO policy. Subsequently the IRF started SubSaharan Africa's very first PM&R training program, an unprecedented 2-year, mostly online fellowship, now in 4 countries. Numerous leaders in low-resource countries and many Americans carving careers in academic global rehabilitation work with the IRF.

Dr. Haig’s clinical and research focus is on spinal disorders, electrodiagnosis of nerve diseases, and worker rehabilitation. His research is recognized for numerous scientific firsts, including the first masked studies in the 60-year history of diagnostic needle electromyography and the first randomized trial of multidisciplinary team assessment of disability. With over 150 publications his work has garnered top international recognition in spine resarch (ISSLS Award 2016), neurophysiology (AANEM Distinguished researcher 2016) and mentorship/advocacy awards (ISPRM Haim Ring Award 2019, AAPMR Disginguished Advocate award 2022)

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Dr. Haig practices in rural Vermont and co-leads a major federal RETAIN work disability grant.

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