Robert Poczatek, M.D.

Robert Poczatek M.D. is a diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In addition, he has received certification in spinal cord injury medicine.

Dr. Poczatek received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed an internship with the University’s Department of General Surgery, and then served as a resident physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Poczatek is a public lecturer and published author. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Paraplegia Society, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Jefferson County Medical Society.


Education
2002-2003 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

1999-2002 Resident Physician
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

1998-99 Internship Department of General Surgery
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

1998 University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Degree: M.D.

1992 Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham, Alabama
Degree: BA Music


Awards/Fellowships
1999 Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Resident Scholarship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1998 (February – March) Caduceus Club International Travel Fellowship
Barlicki Hospital
Lódz, Poland

July 1995 – July 1996
Charles H. Lupton Jr. Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Pathology
Rotations: Autopsy, Surgical Pathology, Immunohistochemistry, and Hematopathology
Research: The Identification of Novel Tumor Biomarkers in Cancers of the Prostate, Colon and Esophagus.

June – August 1994
National Cancer Institute Grant for Cancer Prevention and Control
The Effects of Bleomycin on the Levels of Malondialdehyde in the Heart, Lungs and Liver of Mice Award $1,500.

July 1993
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
A Comparative Study of the Emergency Medical Services in England, Poland, and Australia.
Award $15,000


Committee Membership
2003-2004 Quality Assurance Committee of the Department of PM&R

2003-2004 UAB MEdical Center Technical Standards Advisory Committee


Scientific and Professional Societies
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Paraplegia Society
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Jefferson County Medical Society


Medical Organizations Actively Involved With in the Past
Melbourne Ambulance Service — Medical Intensive Care Ambulance (M.I.C.A.)
Melbourne, Australia: May – June 1993

Sterlinga Hospital — Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Lódź, Poland: March – April 1993

Copernicus Hospital — Department of General Surgery
Lódź, Poland: Winter 1993

Palma Hospital — Department of Internal Medicine
Lódź, Poland: Fall 1992 – Spring 1993

Pogotowie Rantunkowe (Ambulance Services) of Lódź
Lódź, Poland: Fall 1992 – Spring 1992

Addenbrooke Hospital — Accident and Emergency Department
Cambridge, England: September 1992

Cambridge Ambulance Service
Cambridge, England: September 1992

Mid-Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service
Cambridge, England: September 1992

White Chapel Hospital — Accident and Emergency Department
London, England: Summer 1992

London Ambulance Service — Ground Service and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (H.E.M.S.)
London, England: Summer 1992