Dara Jones, M.D.
Dara Jones, M.D.

Dara Jones, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialties
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation, more

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Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center

525 East 68th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10065
US
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About Dara Jones, M.D.

Dr. Dara Jones, MD, FAAPMR, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending of Physiatry at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She specializes inrehabilitating pediatric patients with acute and chronic physical impairments.


Dr. Jones received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State Universityand her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center –New Orleans. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitationat the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Dr. Jones is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.


Dr. Jones believes that the fundamental principle of rehabilitation medicine is to improve quality of life by enhancing function to help children realize their full potential. Pediatric rehabilitation medicine requires an astute application of that philosophy in order to recognize the unique challenges children face as they age. She utilizes an interdisciplinary team-based approach to prioritize the needs of the child and family, often including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, orthotists/prosthetists, and social workers. Her areas of interest include cerebral palsy (pediatric and adult), developmental delay, other acquired and congenital brain disorders, spinal cord injury and spina bifida, acute musculoskeletal injuries, muscular dystrophies, and other neuromuscular conditions. She offers muscle tone management, including botulinum toxin injections and intrathecal baclofen pump management, bracing, prosthetics, assistive device and adaptive equipment prescriptions, and therapeutic program referrals.


Board Certifications

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Expertise

  • Abnormal Gait

  • Baclofen Pump Implantation

  • Cerebral Palsy

  • Foot Deformity

  • Inflammatory Muscle Disease

  • Injection, Botulinum Toxin

  • Muscle Atrophy

  • Muscle Pain

  • Muscle Stiffness

  • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

  • Neuromuscular Disorder

  • Pediatric Cerebral Palsy

  • Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease

  • Pediatric Pain Management

  • Pediatric Stroke

  • Spasticity

  • Spina Bifida

  • Spinal Cord Injury

  • Sports Injuries

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

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Education

  • Degrees: Louisiana State University

  • Degrees: Louisiana State University School of Medicine

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physiatrist

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine

Education

  • Degrees: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
  • Degrees: Louisiana State University

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physiatrist
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Languages Spoken

  • English