Jennifer Russo, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Program Director, Brain Injury Fellowship
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Jennifer Russo, MD is currently serving as Clinical Chief of Brain Injury Services and Associate Program Director for the Brain Injury Fellowship at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Dr. Russo is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York and went on to sub-specialty training in Brain Injury Medicine at Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation. She joined Kessler as a Brain Injury Medicine Physiatrist in 2021. She sits on several national committees devoted to increasing the quality of rehabilitation medicine education and supporting new research endeavors.

Presentation(s):

• Supporting Current and Future Disorders of Consciousness Programs with State-of-the-Art Resources and Accreditation

  Thursday, February 19, 2026
  11:15 AM - 12:15 PM AST

• The Complexities of Consciousness: Differentiating Overlapping Syndromes, Understanding Biases, and Mastering Assessment in Unresponsive Patients

  Thursday, February 19, 2026
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AST

• Going Beyond: Neuromodulation in Acquired Brain Injury

  Friday, February 20, 2026
  8:15 AM - 9:15 AM AST

• Disability Education – A National Update

  Friday, February 20, 2026
  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM AST

• Paging Dr. Rehab! Recognizing and Managing Critical Situations On-Call

  Friday, February 20, 2026
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AST

• Redefining Leadership for Women in PMR

  Friday, February 20, 2026
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AST

• The Sub-I Rx: Prescribing Success on your PM&R Rotations

  Saturday, February 21, 2026
  10:15 AM - 11:15 AM AST