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Sangeeta Driver, MD, MPH, has been promoted to an expanded role as section chief, brain injury medicine and rehabilitation.
In this role, Dr. Driver will serve as the clinical and strategic leader for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's brain injury and stroke rehabilitation programs across inpatient, DayRehab and outpatient settings. She will partner closely with clinical, operational and research leaders to improve patient outcomes, expand access and grow Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's brain injury and stroke rehabilitation throughout the hospital’s continuum of care. She also will help to advance interdisciplinary care, research, education and faculty development.
“Dr. Driver brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, academic leadership and a deep commitment to innovation to this role,” said Cheri Blauwet, MD, chief clinical officer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. “As a respected clinician, researcher and educator, she is uniquely positioned to further strengthen our brain injury and stroke programs, advance outcomes for patients and families, and help shape the future of this important work.”
A compassionate and accomplished physician, Dr. Driver has demonstrated strong leadership since joining Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in 2015. Since then, she has cared for a diverse range of patients, including those with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries and disorders of consciousness. With this newly expanded role, she will take on clinical leadership of the hospital’s stroke program.
Dr. Driver pursues various passions outside of work. She is a talented singer-songwriter and served as an Albert Schweitzer fellow, teaching hospitalized children how to play instruments, write music and record songs. She is on the Board of Directors for Access Living.
Dr. Driver completed her physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency, culminating in her appointment as chief resident, through the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She also completed her fellowship in brain injury medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
In addition to her role at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, she is an associate professor of PM&R at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
