Jelena Svircev, MD

Assistant Professor
Physician

Patient Care
Spinal cord injury medicine.

Research Interests
Osteoporosis and fracture management in persons with chronic spinal cord injury, and adaptive sports.

Training
Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Cell Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Physiology from the University of Minnesota, 1997. Doctor of Medicine from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2001. Internship – Internal Medicine;Kaiser Permanente; Santa Clara, CA, 2002. Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University, completed in 2005. Fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine;University of Washington, 2005-2006. Advanced Fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs – Puget Sound Health Care System, 2006

Teaching:
Resident teaching/training.

Selected Publications:
Stiens SA, Reyes MR, Svircev JN. The physiatric consultation. In: O’Young B, Young MA, Stiens SA (eds.). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, Third Edition [in press].

James JJ, Svircev JN, Kennedy DJ, Yew KY, Stiens SA. Medications: tools for wellness and enablement. In: O’Young B, Young MA, Stiens SA (eds.). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, Third Edition [in press].

Fanucchi ER, Burns SP, Svircev JN. Custom braces for lower extremity fracture management in patients with spinal cord injuries. J Spinal Cord Med 2006;29(3):295.