Louise Z. Spierre M.D. Assistant Professor Department: Department of Pediatrics Business Phone: (904) 427-7082 Business Email: Louise.spierre@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Board Certifications PediatricsPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationPediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Show More Clinical Profile Specialties Pediatric Rehabilitation MedicinePediatricsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests Clinical Special Interests: Spasticity management, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus palsy, brain injury Show More Publications 2023Recovery of walking in nonambulatory children with chronic spinal cord injuries: Case series.Journal of neuroscience research.101(6):826-842[DOI] 10.1002/jnr.25162.[PMID] 36690607.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2022Creating and developing a comprehensive pediatric physical medicine program: A 10-year experience.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine.15(2):259-264[DOI] 10.3233/PRM-210033.[PMID] 35661027.PubMed·Publisher's Site2018To Train or Not to Train: Admission of Pediatricians into Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowships.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation.10(4):410-416[DOI] 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.03.001.[PMID] 29661514.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Initiating a pediatric spasticity program with multispecialty and multi-institutional support: a preliminary report.Pediatric neurosurgery.49(1):11-5[DOI] 10.1159/000355125.[PMID] 24107310.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008Behavior management on an acute brain injury unit: evaluating the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary training program.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation.23(5):304-11[DOI] 10.1097/01.HTR.0000336843.60961.b7.[PMID] 18815507.18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office OneCall Building, Suite 900841 Prudential Drive, L16Jacksonville, FL 32207(904) 633-0926 Louise.spierre@jax.ufl.edu Program Coordinator Audrey Bringman(904) 427-7082Audrey.Bringman@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Medical Degree1997 · State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency2002 · University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USAPediatrics Residency2002 · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USAPediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Residency2002 · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA Show More Media Coverage January 13, 2012 Teen once told he’d never walk now running half-marathon 365 Black Awards presented by McDonald's