Tawnee L Sparling

MD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Title
Medical Director Amputee Care, Director Combat Casualty Care
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Amputee Rehabilitation
Limb Salvage
Email
tawnee.sparling@usuhs.edu
Department Website
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

Amputee Rehabilitation Fellowship - Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard University, Boston, MA
2021-2022

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard University, Boston, MA
2018-2021

Internal Medicine Internship – Pennsylvania Hospital
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2017-2018

M.D., Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2017

B.S. in Biological Anatomy and Anthropology (summa cum laude)
Duke University, Durham, NC
2008-2012

Representative Bibliography

Sparling, T. L., Yih, E. T., Goldstein, R., Slocum, C. S., Ryan, C. M., Zafonte, R., & Schneider, J. C. (2022). Development of a 30-Day Readmission Risk Calculator for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(12), 1964-1970.

Powell J.E., Sparling T.L., Yuan X. Diagnostic ultrasound of the residual limb: A narrative review. PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation. 2022;1‐9. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12896

Mazwi, N.L., Sparling, T.L., Lissak, I.A. and Black-Schaffer, R.M., 2020. “Hyperacute” Stroke Rehabilitation Care: Common Issues and Considerations. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 22(12), pp.1-13.

Queen, R.M., Sparling, T.L. and Schmitt, D., 2016. Hip, knee, and ankle osteoarthritis negatively affects mechanical energy exchange. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 474(9), pp.2055-2063.

Johnston, L.A., Butler, R.J., Sparling, T.L. and Queen, R.M., 2015. A single set of biomechanical variables cannot predict jump performance across various jumping tasks. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 29(2), pp.396-407.

Queen, R.M., Sparling, T.L., Butler, R.J., Adams Jr, S.B., DeOrio, J.K., Easley, M.E. and Nunley, J.A., 2014. Patient-reported outcomes, function, and gait mechanics after fixed and mobile-bearing total ankle replacement. JBJS, 96(12), pp.987-993.

Sparling, T.L., Schmitt, D., Miller, C.E., Guilak, F., Somers, T.J., Keefe, F.J. and Queen, R.M., 2014. Energy recovery in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 22(6), pp.747-755.

Churchill, S.E., Holliday, T.W., Carlson, K.J., Jashashvili, T., Macias, M.E., Mathews, S., Sparling, T.L., Schmid, P., de Ruiter, D.J. and Berger, L.R., 2013. The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba. Science, 340(6129).