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William Pease MD

Specialty:


Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

To Schedule an Appointment:


(614) 293-7604

Clinical Interests:


electromyography; gait disorders; stroke

Research Interests:


carpal tunnel syndrome; stroke; ambulation problems

Biography:


William Pease, MD, FAAPMR, FAANEM, is medical director for Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and biomedical engineering at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He also serves as director of Human Motion Analysis and Recovery and the Electrodiagnostic Medicine Laboratory in Dodd Hall.

Dr. Pease has been recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” each year beginning in 1992. In 2006, he received the Distinguished Clinician Award of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He holds the position of Ernest W. Johnson Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Ohio State’s College of Medicine.

Dr. Pease earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio, and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ohio State’s Medical Center.

Dr. Pease is a nationally known researcher and educator in the areas of electromyography (electrodiagnostic medicine) and the biomechanics of motion of the human body, especially walking. An invited presenter at national forums, he has participated as a principal investigator in many clinical trials of therapeutics and devices.

In addition to authoring more than 100 original papers, abstracts, book chapters and review articles, Dr. Pease is senior editor for the textbook: Johnson’s Practical Electromyography, a leading textbook on electrodiagnostic medicine.

Dr. Pease serves on the editorial boards of several major journals and is a member of many professional organizations. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.