Dr. Dr. Subbanna Jayaprakash, MD

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Get to know Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Dr. Subbanna Jayaprakash, who serves patients in Racine, Wisconsin.

A remarkable physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Jayaprakash sees patients at Ascension All Saints in Racine, Wisconsin. He is also affiliated with Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In practice in racine since 1986, Dr. Jayaprakash places a special emphasis on orthopedics and rehabilitation. It is his mission to excel in quality care the old fashioned way.

“Ascension doctors are committed to getting to know you. They take time for real back-and-forth conversations with you so they can understand all aspects of you and your life. Because great care starts with seeing your whole picture”, states the official website of Ascension All Saints Hospital.

Upon graduating with his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College in 1978, Dr. Jayaprakash relocated to the United States where he served his physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1985 – 1989). He then completed a fellowship at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

A member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the doctor attained board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABS). The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was established in 1947 as the certifying body for the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation under the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists focus on a patient’s ability to function, and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. They can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease or a disabling condition. 

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