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Amy K. Wagner, MD

Professor, Vice-Chair Faculty Development, Dept. PM&R, University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Dr. Amy K. Wagner is a tenured Professor and Vice-Chair of Faculty Development in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, where she also holds the UPMC Endowed Chair for Translational Research. She has secondary appointments in the Departments of Neuroscience and Clinical and Translational Science Institute and serves as Associate Director for Rehabilitation Research at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research. Dr. Wagner pioneered *Rehabilomics Research* ([www.rehabilomics.pitt.edu](http://www.rehabilomics.pitt.edu)), which focuses on using rehabilitation-centered biomarkers to inform personalized treatment, clinical decision-making, and prognosis following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Her clinical research examines dopamine systems, hormones, inflammation, and neurotrophins, while her experimental work integrates immunotherapies, neuropharmacological agents, and cognitive training to study behavioral recovery. She is a former President of the National Neurotrauma Society (2018–2019), chaired the 2019 Neurotrauma Conference, and is a 2020 inductee into the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Wagner has published over 130 original research papers and 70 invited articles and chapters. She is the editor-in-chief of the textbook *Acute Care Neuroconsultation and Neurorehabilitation Management* (ISBN: 978-3-031-42830-2). Her transdisciplinary research has received approximately $36 million in federal funding from agencies such as the NIH, CDC, NIDILRR, and the Department of Defense, with a focus on TBI and cardiac arrest recovery. She is also an active member of the international *Curing Coma Campaign*, advocating for improved outcomes in disorders of consciousness. Dr. Wagner mentors numerous research trainees and directs the Brain Injury Medicine Clinical Fellowship at UPMC. Clinically, she provides care to patients in inpatient neurorehabilitation and serves as an acute care brain injury consultant for severely neurologically impaired individuals.

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