PR-NG Executive Committee
Reach out to the ACRM Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Co-Chairs to learn more about the important work of this group and opportunities to participate.
Who We Are as a Group : Our group is comprised of members from all pediatric conditions in ACRM.
MISSION: Our mission is to facilitate meaningful interdisciplinary work that enhances the lives of children and adolescents with functional limitations. The collaborative work of the PRNG members is meant to help develop well-defined interventions and outcomes, prevent further impairment, reduce activity limitations, and minimize participation restrictions while maximizing growth and development of each child/adolescent served within the family, school, and community.
Goal: Facilitate connecting with national and international peers, researchers and presenters for the purpose of furthering the field of pediatric research and education.

Anton Dietzen, MD
CO-CHAIR
Medical Director,
Pediatric Program, Marianjoy

William “Bill” Ide, MD
CO-CHAIR
Assistant Professor, Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia

Maria Chang Swartz, PhD, MPH, RD, LD
SECRETARY
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics-Research,
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Laura Black, MD, MPH
PAST CO-CHAIR
Pediatric Physiatrist, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Nancy Yeh, MD
PAST CO-CHAIR
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine,
Kennedy Krieger Institute Assistant Professor,
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Liaison BI-ISIG Pediatric-Adolescent Task Force
Drew Nagele, PhD, FACRM and Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, PhD, FACRM
Liaison Cancer Rehabilitation NG Pediatric Oncology TF
Maria Cheng, MD and Lynn Tanner, MD
Liaison Athlete Development & Sports Rehabilitation NG
Jaclyn Stevens and Ann Guernon, PhD, CCC-SLP
Past Chairs
- Laura Black, MD, MPH
- Nancy Yeh, MD
- Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, PhD, FACRM
- Robbie O’Shea, PhD
- Shelley Dean, OTD, OTR/L
- Christina Sadowsky PhD
- Angele Ciccia, PhD (Founding chair)


