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Sandra Hearn is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Michigan Medicine. After completing her undergraduate and medical degrees at Harvard University in Boston, she pursued residency training in PM&R through Case Western Reserve University at the MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute in Cleveland. She relocated to Ann Arbor in 2015 and joined Michigan Medicine. She is board certified in PM&R and in Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Hearn enjoys helping patients and clinicians gain a clearer understanding of nerve and muscle conditions through electrodiagnostic medicine. Her research focuses on electrodiagnostic strategies to evaluate peripheral neurologic conditions. She enjoys teaching nationally with colleagues, building content for continuous certification examinations in electrodiagnostic medicine and serving on the Editorial Board of the journal Muscle & Nerve. In 2021, she received the Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award and a Scientific Impact Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. In 2024, she was selected for induction into Gold Humanism Honor Society (Michigan Chapter) as a faculty member.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Innovation in Education, RISE (Research, Innovation, Scholarship, Education) Fellowship (18 months with 25% FTE support)Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, 2022
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Scholar, Medical Education Scholars ProgramMichigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, 2017
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Residency, Physical Medicine and RehabilitationCase Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, 2014
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Chief ResidentCase Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, 2014
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MDHarvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, 2010
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AB, summa cum laudeHarvard College, Cambridge, 2006
- Electrodiagnosis of nerve and muscle disease
- Medical education
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Hearn SL, Boon AJ. Muscle Nerve, 2024 Dec; 70 (6): 1125 - 1127.Journal ArticlePhrenic neuropathy: A different flavor of the same dish.
DOI:10.1002/mus.28264 PMID: 39345235 -
Hearn S, Medley K, Liao E. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2024 Jul 2;Journal ArticleKinked again! From congenital brachial plexus palsy to adult neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: Case Report
DOI:10.1097/PHM.0000000000002572 -
Chung KC, Florczynski MM, Hearn SL, Kim HM, Burns PB, Group FTSS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 12 (S5): 28 - 28.Journal Article46. The Role Of Conduction Block In Ulnar Neuropathy At The Elbow
DOI:10.1097/01.gox.0001018200.55359.79 -
Hearn SL, Simmons Z. Muscle Nerve, 2024 May; 69 (5): 513 - 515.Journal ArticleSinger and songwriter: Enhancing the dual functions of the electrodiagnostic report.
DOI:10.1002/mus.28079 PMID: 38477168 -
Hearn SL, Stino AM, Howard IM, Malhotra G, Robinson L. Muscle Nerve, 2024 Jun; 69 (6): 670 - 681.Journal ArticleSerial electrodiagnostic testing: Utility and indications in adult neurological disorders.
DOI:10.1002/mus.28083 PMID: 38549195 -
Khalil N, Kothari M, Hearn S. 2024 Mar 22;Additional ScholarshipCareer Phenotypes - Perspectives from Clinician Educators in Academic Practice - Part 1
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Khalil N, Kothari M, Hearn S. 2024 Mar 22;Additional ScholarshipCareer Phenotypes - Perspectives from Clinician Educators in Academic Practice - Part 1
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Chung KC, Florczynski MM, Hearn SL, Kim HM, Burns PB, Malay S, SUN study group . Plast Reconstr Surg, 2024 Nov 6;Journal ArticleClinical Features of Conduction Block in Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: The Surgery of the Ulnar Nerve (SUN) Multicenter Clinical Trial.
DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000011859 PMID: 39531368
