Curriculum Vitae Sushma Chandan, M.D. Revised 09/01/15

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1 Curriculum Vitae Sushma Chandan, M.D. Revised 09/01/15 Current Position Staff Physician PM&R Service Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia Assistant Professor Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, DEA Registration No. AC Board certification: American Board of PM&R American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Pain fellowship Emory Dept. PM&R 1983 Education: University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India 1976 Internship, Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, India Professional Experience: Director Muscular Dystrophy Clinic Center for Rehabilitation Medicine School of Medicine Director Disability Evaluation Clinics Center for Rehabilitation Medicine School of Medicine Staff Physician VA Medical Center 1985 Present Director, EMG Labs VA Medical Center

2 1995 April 2008 Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation VA Medical Center Jan2008 Chief Audiology & Speech pathology VA Medical center Atlanta GA Committee Member Chair: HISA and MOBILITY committee Honors and Awards 1981 Peszczynski Award or Excellence Outstanding Resident Award, Dept of Rehabilitation 1994 Teacher of the Year Award Dept. of PM&R 1995 Teacher of the Year Award Publications Localization of Ulnar Nerve Lesions at the Elbow by Short Segment Latency Comparison, (Abstract) Muscle and Nerve, October, 1992 Localization of Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy at the Elbow by Short Segment Latency Comparison Pending re-submission after revision to Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Scientific Presentation 10/92 Invited Paper: Localization of Ulnar Nerve Lesions at the Elbow by Short Ligament Latency Comparison AAEM Annual Meeting Charleston, SC Clinical: Current- Full time Clinical outpatient musculoskeletal VAMC Atlanta PM&R to include special procedures including Polotherapy injection Ultrasound guided procedures including hips knees wrist C&P EMG Examination

3 X ray guided hip joint injections caudal epidural injections Spinal Injection Clinic EMG Labs and Musculoskeletal Medicine Clinic Amputee Clinic Atlanta VAMC Educational Activity Brain Injury Rehabilitation Behavioral Management and Family Aspects Lecturer Resident s Teaching Program lectures a year on Electrodiagnostic Medicine Electrodiagnosis Module winter 2002 Electrodiagnosis Module winter 2001 Electrodiagnosis Module winter 2000 Academic & Clinical Teaching Feb Mar 1999 Course Director in Electromyography EMG course Physical therapy program Emory Rheumatology Grand rounds VA hospital Rehabilitation in Rheumatologic disorders July Resident s Syllabus review and Journal Club Sophomore Elective Course

4 1984 Workshop Amyolrophic Laterial Sclerosis Society 1985 National Foundation for Peroneal Muscular Atrophy Patient Education Workshop Courses Attended: 11/17/11-11/20/11 AAPM&R meeting Orlando Florida 10/04/ /09 Prolotherapy course Madison Wisconsin 02/04/09-02/06/09 Andrews Institute course in Ultrasound 08/21/ /07 Poly Trauma - VA educational care 09/26/07-09/29/07 American Academy of Pain Medicine Las Vegas An intensive review of the Specialty of Pain Medicine 08/27/ /22/03-07/24/03 Effective management of TBI VISN 7 09/21/ Contemporary Pain management techniques 03/25/02-03/27/02 VA Network 7 Spinal cord Injury conference 03/25/00-03/26/00 Passor Cadaver course Scottsdale Arizona 11/04/00-11/04/00 JCAHO revised Pain standards Emory University School of Medicine 02/23/01-02/24/01 Sports medicine for Primary care Physician Emory University School Of medicine 10/6/99 10/9/99 American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Page6 10/7/99 Course F: Channelopathies in PNS 10/7/99 Critical Care: Myopathies Critical Illness 10/6/99 Challenging EDX Cases 10/6/99 Workshop: 1-14: Chemodenervation 10/7/99 Course D: Peripheral Neuropath 9/17/98 Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Neurological Disorders

5 Medical College of Georgia 6/2/98 6/4/98 Tampa Symposiums XI St. Petersburg, FL 11/13 11/16/97 American Academies of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation A Primer in Cervicogenic Dizziness Opening Plenary Session: Communication, A Tool for Enhancing Care The Heating Presence Total Joint Replacements: A Physiatric Approach AAP: Experimental Design and Statistical Testing Made Ridiculously Simple Electrodiagnostic Practice Parameters for Ulnar Nerve Evaluation 1997 EMG Annual Scientific Meeting Sept , 1997 AAEM Annual Scientific Meeting American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Workshop 1-11: Chemodenervation Workshop 22-11: Quant Sensory Testing Course C: Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Course F: Lumbosacral Spine Annual Meeting Workshop 25-21: SFEMG Advanced 10/24/96 Recognition & Management of Mood Disorders in Elderly Minneapolis Regional Medical Education Center 10/10/96 10/13/96 American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Page7 10/10/96 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Knee Pain 10/10/96 Opening Plenary Session: Improving Health Care Quality in the 90 s: Concerns and Ethical Challenges 10/10/96 New Frontiers of Spine Research

6 10/10/96 American Academy of Neurology: Medical Management of the Stroke Patient 10/11/96 How to Perform Effective ICU Consultations 10/11/96 Resident Physician Council: The Athlete s Foot Evaluation, Prevention and Treatment of Injuries 10/11/96 Electrodiagnostic Approach to Vocal Cord Dysfunction 10/11/96 Limb Joint Injection: Lower Extremity 10/11/96 Prolotherapy: An Effective Treatment for Chronic Back, Joint, and Musculoskeletal Injuries 10/12/96 Faculty and Resident Development: Mentorship and Role Modeling as the God Standard of Leadership 10/12/96 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Lecture: Diagnosis Driven Spine Care in the 21 st Century 10/12/96 PASSOR Annual Meeting: Back to Basics The Lumbo Pelvic Region and Lower Extremity 7/23 7/25/96 P.A.C.T. Program Training Bally s Hotel Las Vegas, NV 7/13/94 19 th Annual Comprehensive Board Review In Internal Medicine American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Workshop A: Autonomic Testing Workshop G: EMG Respiratory Course E: Case Present / Diff NM Prob Annual Meeting Page Sig G: Botulinum Toxin Neuropathic Pain American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Current Understanding of the Pathogenesis & Treatment

7 Stroke Rehabilitation in the 1990 s Optimizing Patient Use & Abuse of Injections in the Spine Motor Point and Nerve Blocks for Spasticity : A Workshop Physiatric Office Practice for Pain Management Special Interest Group: Focal Myofascial Pain Disorders , 1987 Basic - Level Evoked Potential Workshops Birmingham VAMC Southeastern Regional Medical Education Center Medical Legal Issues in Health Care Sept , 1985 Aug. 1-3, 1984 Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction of the Head and Neck 3 rd Annual Institute for Academic Physiatry