Areas of Interest

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Publications (Select)

  • Del Fabro AS, Mejia M, Nemunaitis G. An investigation of the relationship between autonomic dysreflexia and intrathecal baclofen in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Apr 13:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1314878. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28406070.
  • Mehech D, Mejia M, Nemunaitis GA, Chae J, Wilson RD. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of shoulder pain after spinal cord injury: A case report. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Mar 17:1-5. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1293329. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28303761.
  • Nemunaitis G, Roach MJ, Hefzy MS, Mejia M. Redesign of a spine board: Proof of concept evaluation. Assist Technol. 2016 Fall;28(3):144-51. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2015.1131759. PubMed PMID: 26852872.
  • Bryden AM, Hoyen HA, Keith MW, Mejia M, Kilgore KL, Nemunaitis GA. Upper Extremity Assessment in Tetraplegia: The Importance of Differentiating Between Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Paralysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jun;97(6 Suppl):S97-S104. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.021. PubMed PMID: 27233597.
  • Nemunaitis G, Roach MJ, Claridge J, Mejia M. Early Predictors of Functional Outcome After Trauma. PM R. 2016 Apr;8(4):314-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.08.007. Epub 2015 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 26314232.
  • Nemunaitis G, Roach MJ, Boulet M, Nagy JA, Kaufman B, Mejia M, Hefzy MS. The Effect of a Liner on the Dispersion of Sacral Interface Pressures During Spinal Immobilization. Assist Technol. 2015;27(1):9–17. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2014.940473 Pubmed PMID: 26132220
  • Roach MJ, Nagy JA, Mejia M, Nemunaitis G. Preventive health care among community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injury. PM R. 2013 Jun;5(6):496-502. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.11.004. Epub 2013 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 23313038.
  • Nemunaitis GA, Mejia M, Nagy JA, Johnson T, Chae J, Roach MJ. A descriptive study on vitamin D levels in individuals with spinal cord injury in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting. PM R. 2010 Mar;2(3):202-8; quiz 228. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.01.010. PubMed PMID: 20359685.

 

 
Mejia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Investigator
Cleveland FES Center

Director of Trauma and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
MetroHealth Medical Center

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University

CONTACT INFORMATION

Program Contact
Melvin Mejia

Contact Number
(216) 778-4414

Contact Email
mmejia@metrohealth.org