Clinical Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Dr. Prokup is currently an assistant professor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and provides physiatric care as part of an interdisciplinary team in Nationwide Children's Hospital's Adult Cerebral Palsy Clinic. Having a sibling with neurodevelopmental disabilities, Dr. Jessica Prokup has both a personal and professional interest in improving access to and quality of care for this population. During medical school at The Ohio State University, she completed the Nisonger Center's LEND program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities). She completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Her outpatient clinical practice focuses on the care of adult and adolescent patients with neurodevelopmental and pediatric-onset disabilities. Her clinics also focus on pediatric-to-adult health care transition, aging with pediatric-onset and developmental disabilities, spasticity management, management of braces and orthotics, and evaluation and management of durable medical equipment and assistive technology. She has started a community-based PM&R clinic for adults with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities residing at Heinzerling Developmental Center, a skilled nursing facility in Columbus, OH. Her most recent clinical efforts are as the Multispecialty Clinic Director of The Ohio State University Complex Care Program- an innovative multidisciplinary clinic for adults with developmental disabilities and complex health care needs.
Her prior research focuses on the health care disparities of Ohioans with developmental disabilities through the lifespan and the creation and implementation of disability education in medical schools.
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Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities: the Role of PM&R
Saturday, March 1, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MST
