Dr. Dorianne Rachelle Feldman M.D.

Expert Publications

• The functional costs of ICU survivorship. Collaborating to improve post-ICU disability.
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for intensive care unit-acquired weakness: protocol and methodological implications for a randomized, sham-controlled, phase II trial.
• Palliative care and rehabilitation for stroke survivors: managing symptoms and burden, maximizing function.
• Early opioid prescription and risk of long-term opioid use among US workers with back and shoulder injuries: a retrospective cohort study.
• Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines Based on Their Association with Return to Work in Administrative Claims Data.
• Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cytokines in peripheral blood for healthy participants: a prospective, single-blinded Study.

Media Releases

et to know Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Dr. Dorianne Feldman, who serves the Baltimore, Maryland area at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Feldman holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Boston University, and received her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Following medical school, she completed a preliminary year in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center and the University of Maryland and then a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing her medical training, she served as chief resident from 2008-2009 for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was subsequently appointed as a clinical associate. Currently, Dr. Feldman works as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and is also an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She focuses on critical care physical medicine and rehabilitation and is able to combine both her skills as a physical therapist and board-certified physiatrist when treating her patients. With research interest in Critical Care Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Feldman has published her findings in several medical journals, including the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In April 2017, Dr. Feldman was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence because she includes professionalism, communication skills, diagnostic prowess, depth of knowledge, ability to negotiate the health care system, passion for patient care, and service as a role model to medical trainees in her medical practice. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a physiatrist. Unlike other medical specialties that focus on a medical “cure,” the goals of the physiatrist are to maximize patients’ independence in activities of daily living and improve quality of life. Physiatrists are experts in designing comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans, and are integral members of the care team. They utilize cutting-edge as well as time-tested treatments to maximize function and quality of life for their patients, who can range in age from infants to octogenarians. Dr. Feldman is an expert in her field and has proven her expertise with many awards throughout the course of her career. She has additionally published research in several medical textbooks and has worked for over thirteen years for her patients and students.

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