Kenneth M. Jaffe, MD

Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics and Neurological Surgery, Rehabilitation Physician
Director, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Patient Care
Dr. Jaffe's clinical interest is the management of children with disabilities due to injury such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple trauma, illness, and congenital defects such as limb deficiency and arthrogryposis.

In addition, Dr. Jaffe consults with patients at Harborview regarding their rehabilitation needs.

Dr. Jaffe is rated one of America's best doctors by the Castle Connolly Guide.

Research
His research is concentrated in the consequences, outcomes, and rehabilitation of childhood injuries.

Teaching
Dr. Jaffe's academic responsibilities are in resident and medical student education.

Training
Dr. Jaffe earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Tufts University and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his pediatric residency and his PM&R residency at the University of Washington.

Selected Publications:

Jaffe KM, Fay G, Polissar NL, Martin K, Shurtleff H, Rivara JB, Winn HR: Severity of pediatric traumatic brain injury and early neurobehavioral outcome : a cohort study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992 73(6):540-547.

Fay GC, Jaffe KM, Polissar NL, Liao S, Martin K, Shurtleff H, Rivara JB, Winn HR: Mild pediatric traumatic brain injury: a cohort study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1993 74(9):895-901.

Jaffe KM, Polissar NL, Fay GC, Liao S: Recovery trends over three years following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1995 76(1):17-26.

Fann JR, Leunetti A, Jaffe K, Katun WJ, Cummings P, Thompson RS: Psychiatric illness and subsequent traumatic brain injury: a case-control study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002; 72: 615-620.

Aitken ME, Jaffe KM, DiScala C, Rivara FP: Functional outcome in children with multiple trauma without significant head injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999 80(8):889-895.