@abkessler

Section Chief Spinal Cord Injury @Abilitylab, Assistant Professor of PM&R @NUFeinbergMed. SCI Fellowship @NorthwesternPMR. Wheelchair User, mom.Opinions my own.

 Chicago
Joined April 2009
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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
DOM Health Equity@NU_HealthEquity11 Mar 2025
We are so very excited to see you all at our 7th annual Women in Medicine conference THIS FRIDAY! 💜🥼 Registration is still open AND will stay open through Friday! We hope to see you there! 🎉🔥
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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
DOM Health Equity@NU_HealthEquity11 Mar 2025
Replying to @NU_HealthEquity @cybeleg1 @HeartDocSadiya @JenniferChan7 @NayarRitu @ruchisgupta @abkessler @LGharzai @kanfamdoc
Link to Register: northwestern.cloud-cme.com/c…
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Honored to work with and hear from amazing people like @leslierydberg working in the GME disability space. Thank you @acgme for hosting this important summit.
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Love the new inclusive and active accessible signage @AbilityLab has!
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Celebrating the end of #SCIAwarenessMonth from our ⁦@AbilityLab⁩ SCI team <3
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Happy Spinal Cord Injury Awareness month!! From @AbilityLab /RIC past and present :)
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Beyond honored to win this inaugural award! It’s a start, we have a long way you can go together 💪
Medical Students with Disability & Chronic Illness@MSDCINational9 Aug 2024
Dr. Allison Kessler receives MSDCI's 2024 award for Collaboration & Community Building Award! Congratulations, @abkessler, Associate Director of the Shirley Ryan @AbilityLab #SCI Medicine #Fellowship @NUFeinbergMed. #DocsWithDisabilities #PMR #DisabilityCommunity #MSDCI
Navy background with dark blue stripe. Headshot of Dr. Kessler in the center. Above, a semi-circle of capital white text: “Advocacy and Leadership Award.” Underneath, in a blue ribbon, white text: “Dr. Allison Kessler.” MSDCI logo centered at the bottom, with white dots on the bottom left and bottom right.

ALT Navy background with dark blue stripe. Headshot of Dr. Kessler in the center. Above, a semi-circle of capital white text: “Advocacy and Leadership Award.” Underneath, in a blue ribbon, white text: “Dr. Allison Kessler.” MSDCI logo centered at the bottom, with white dots on the bottom left and bottom right.

Navy background with white outlined box and white text: "Allison Kessler, MD, MSc, is the Section Chief of Renée Crown Center for Spinal Cord Innovation. She is board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine. Dr. Kessler is the Associate Director of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's SCI Medicine Fellowship. She holds appointments at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R and Teamwork and Leadership Curricular Thread Leader.”

ALT Navy background with white outlined box and white text: "Allison Kessler, MD, MSc, is the Section Chief of Renée Crown Center for Spinal Cord Innovation. She is board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine. Dr. Kessler is the Associate Director of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's SCI Medicine Fellowship. She holds appointments at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R and Teamwork and Leadership Curricular Thread Leader.”

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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
Pablo Celnik, MD@PabloCelnikCEO16 Jul 2024
When we continue to do great work, the world continues to take notice. So proud of our @AbilityLab community!!
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab@AbilityLab16 Jul 2024
We are honored to be recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the @usnews ranking for the 34th consecutive year! We remain committed to advancing rehabilitation science and care — and to advancing human ability. bit.ly/463wiAI
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Hot off the press!! Check out our special issue on sexual function, fertility and pregnancy after SCI @tscir_sci meridian.allenpress.com/tsci…
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📢Applications Now Open for Year 2 of our Mentorship Program! Women with disabilities in medicine join us to connect, learn, and grow. Open to med students, residents & fellows. 📅Deadline June 7th #WomenInMedicine #DisabilityInclusion 👉 Apply now: surveymonkey.com/r/WWDIM24-2…
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AIMS: To create a collective that will bring women with disabilities in medicine together for mentorship, networking, and collaboration. To provide social and practical resources, education, and other supports to promote success among women with disabilities in medicine. REQUIREMENTS: Be a current medical student, resident, or fellow in an MD or DO program, identify as a woman, and commit to one year of the program. ) Apply at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WWDIM24-25cohort by June 7th

ALT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AIMS: To create a collective that will bring women with disabilities in medicine together for mentorship, networking, and collaboration. To provide social and practical resources, education, and other supports to promote success among women with disabilities in medicine. REQUIREMENTS: Be a current medical student, resident, or fellow in an MD or DO program, identify as a woman, and commit to one year of the program. ) Apply at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WWDIM24-25cohort by June 7th

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We value all backgrounds including but not limited to students with disabilities, socioeconomic needs, military veterans, and anyone underrepresented in medicine. Learn more about how you can apply by visiting our website. #DiversityInMedicine #HealthEquity #FutureDocs
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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab@AbilityLab23 Apr 2024
Join us for our 47th Interprofessional Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder course: Navigating Care Across the Years virtually & in person June 5–7 to attend hands-on workshops & have a chance to practice skills. Register now: bit.ly/4aYTrFU
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Congratulations to @MonicaRhoMD on your well-deserved Distinguished Service Award!! @NorthwesternPMR @McGawGME
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Allies are important throughout the advocacy process. To all of our allies out there— thank you for the good work! #DocsWithDisabilities #SMADIE2024
Stanford SMADIE@StanfordSMADIE27 Apr 2024
During session 4, @ZoieSheets reminded us: 'It should never be the responsibility of those of us who need the access to be doing all of the fighting for the access." #DocsWithDisabilities #SMADIE2024
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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
Stanford SMADIE@StanfordSMADIE27 Apr 2024
In session 1, @abkessler said, "Numbers alone do nothing without the stories. They don't change hearts, and they don't spur people to action." #DocsWithDisabilities #SMADIE2024
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Allison Kessler, MD retweeted
Stanford SMADIE@StanfordSMADIE22 Feb 2024
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine, where insightful sessions are going to pave the way for inclusive healthcare practices. Don’t miss out on this empowering event! #DocsWithDisabilities #SMADIE2024
Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine sessions: “The Power and Impact of Storytelling: A Live Recording of the DocsWithDisabilities Podcast”, “Disability and Transgender Health”, “Fostering Inclusion by Embedding a Culture of Disability”, “Through their lens: Using storytelling to demonstrate the critical role of program access across the medical education continuum”, “The Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program (DM 3P)”, and “AI in Disability Healthcare”. For a full agenda visit: https://med.stanford.edu/smadie/events/5th-annual-disability-conference.html

ALT Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine sessions: “The Power and Impact of Storytelling: A Live Recording of the DocsWithDisabilities Podcast”, “Disability and Transgender Health”, “Fostering Inclusion by Embedding a Culture of Disability”, “Through their lens: Using storytelling to demonstrate the critical role of program access across the medical education continuum”, “The Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program (DM 3P)”, and “AI in Disability Healthcare”. For a full agenda visit: https://med.stanford.edu/smadie/events/5th-annual-disability-conference.html

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Hope you can join us! Looking forward to this med.stanford.edu/smadie/even…
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This is what #AccessInMedicine looks like. Moving from Evidence to Action for #DisabilityInclusion in #MedEd. #DocsWithDisabilities @AbilityLab @AmerMedicalAssn @acgme 👏
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ALT Large group of people with varied disabilities in front of a colorful panel

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It begins! #AccessInMedicine Summit here we go!!!!!
Panel of events and program format for the #AccessInMedicine conference at Shirley Ryan Abokity Lab background lake view

ALT Panel of events and program format for the #AccessInMedicine conference at Shirley Ryan Abokity Lab background lake view

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🎉 Excited to host "From Evidence to Action: A Summit on Disability Access and Inclusion in Medical Education" with the @docswith Initiative today! @AbilityLab supports leaders and learners driving access and inclusion in #MedEd! #MedTwitter #DocsWithDisabilities
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