CURRICULUM VITAE
Elizabeth Ann Moberg
-Wolff, M.D. FAAPMR
Brookfield, WI 530454
(f)
*******@*********.***
EDUCATION
- 5/1986 B.S., University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
8/1986
-5/1990 M.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
POSTGRAUDATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS
7/1990
- 6/1994Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
7/1994
6/1995Fellowship, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
7/1993
-6/1994Chief Resident PM&R / Clinical Instructor, Dept. PM&RMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
9/1995
1/2004Assistant Professor, Dept of Pediatrics and Neurology
Children s Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
9/2004
11/2010Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationChildren s Hospital of Wisconsin, Med. College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
EDUCATIONAL/CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
9/1995
- 9/1998Medical Director, Children s Rehabilitation Center
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Augusta, GA
2/1999
6/2004Medical Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Services
Children s Medical Center, MCG, Augusta, GA
2004
2010Program Director, Tone Management and Mobility
Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2005
2009Fellowship Director, Pediatric PM&R Program, ACGME accredited
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILAGES
9/1995
7/2004Children s Hospital, Medical College of GA, Augusta, GA
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Augusta, GA
9/2004
presentChildren s Hospital of WI, Milwaukee, WI
9/2004
presentSurgicenter of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION
Board Certified Issue Date Expiration
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5/1995 5/2015
Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5/2005 5/2015
Licensure Issue Date Expiration
State of Wisconsin #
324**-*****-**/31/10
State of Georgia
#040***-***** 7/31/11AWARDS AND HONORS
Best Doctors - PM&R
(peer selected) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011EDITORIAL BOARDS/EDITORSHIPS/JOURNAL REVIEWS
Guest Editor
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation 5/08 issue
Ad Hoc Reviewer
American Journal of PM&R
Archives of PM&R
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation
British Medical Journal
EMedicine PM&R Textbook
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Editor/Writer
2010 Pediatric PM&R Study Guide
Editor
AAPMR Online Case Study Program
Pediatric subspecialty editor
2010 - present
EMedicine PM&R textbook
2004
- present
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pediatric Program Planning Committee
October 1999 - October 2002
Secretary, Women s Special Interest Group (SIG) October 1997 - October 2002
Secretary, Pediatrics SIG October 2002 - October 2004
Vice- Chair of Pediatric SIG
October 2004
- October 2007
Chair Pediatric SIG
October 2006
October 2008
Pediatric Rehabilitation 2010 Study Guide Committee
April 2008
-December 2009
Vice Chair of Communications, Pediatric Council
October 2009
- present
Spasticity Task Force
March 2010 - present
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Oral Board Examiner
2004 -2007
PRM Written Exam Item Writer
2005-2008
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Subcommittee on Adaptive Sports and Recreation
October 2002 - Oct 2006
LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS
Trauma Committee,Children s Medical Center, Med College of GA
2000 to 2004
Finance Committee Member, Children s Specialty Group2005 - 2009
Tone Management, Program Director, Children s Hospital WI 2005 present
Journal Club Committee, chair, PM&R Dept. 2005
Rank and Tenure Committee, PM&R Department, MCW 2005 - present
United Cerebral Palsy, Board Member Milwaukee, WI 2005present
Pediatric Rehabilitation Fellowship Director, MCW20062009
Leader, Internal Review of MCW ACGME Neurologyprogram 2009
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS
Program Development /Education Grants
Children s Rehabilitation Program Development
$10,000 Funded by Kiwanis 1997
Special Needs Car Seat Program Development
$3,500 Funded by DePuy 1999
Rural Rehabilitation Clinic Development grant
$4,000 annually Allergan/Medtronic 1999 2003
Teaching Doll Program
$1000 Alza Foundation 2000
Special Needs Child Medical, Therapeutic and Educational Interventions Conference:
1995
-2009
$5,000 funded by Allergan annually in support of therapist education
$5,000 by Medtronic annually in support of family education
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury State Lead Center, Principle Investigator
Designation as State Lead Center, funding pending
Research Grants
Principle Investigator, Bladder Function Alterations by Intrathecal Baclofen
Administration
E. Moberg-Wolff. C. Devries, L. Eubanks
$30,000 Funded by Medtronic 1998
Consultant, NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function,
Consultant
Northwestern Healthcare Center for Outcomes Research and Education
$21,000,000
2007 - 2012
Site Investigator, Cerebral Palsy Outcomes Project in multicenter study
$25,0000 Am Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Dev Med,
2007- 2008
Principle Investigator, The Medically Fragile Foster Child
$50,000 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
2008-2009
INVITED LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
Grand Rounds, Department of Family Medicine, University of South Carolina
Rehabilitation Medicine - An Overview November 1995
Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity
February 1996
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Child with Cerebral Palsy April 1998
Pyramid Approach to Managing Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy June 2000
The Special Needs Child --Evaluation and Referral June 2002, 2003
Pediatric Resident Conference Med College of Georgia
Pediatric Rehabilitation Case Studies November 1995
The Scoop on Poop December 1999
Latex Allergy August 2000
Cerebral Palsy for the Primary Care Physician October 2000
Spina Bifida and the General Pediatrician October 2001
Primary Care Physician and Cerebral Palsy October 2002
Top Ten Things to Know about Intrathecal Baclofen March 2003
The Child, The Team, The Problem Multidisciplinary Conference Conference Director
Adaptive Seating and Mobility May 1996
Rehabilitation in Myelomeningoceole
New Advances in Spasticity Management
Intrathecal Baclofen - One Year Experience October 1997
Wheels and Whidgets - Pediatric Equipment
Advances in Spasticity Management October1998
Update on Spasticity - Plaster, Pills and Pumps
Gadgets - Pediatric Equipment Update
Pills, Plaster, and Pumps September 1999
The Team Approach to Children with Special Needs
Limiting Latex Home, School, Hospital September 2000
Spasticity Mgt. Update
Advice on Alternatives October 2001
Spotlight on Spasticity
Grand Rounds Medical College of Georgia
Pediatrics Myelomeningoceole January 1996
Pediatric Rehabilitation October 1996
Brain Injury November 1998
Neurology Spasticity Management July 1999
ER Post Concussive Syndrome December 1999
A Potpourri of Rehab Issues April 2003
NRS Baclofen Pumps March 2001
Ortho Non-surgical Spasticity Management June 2003
MCG Nurses Council
Latex Allergy Update November 1996
Statewide Pediatric Nursing Conference Caring for Children, Georgia
Nursing Issues in Pediatric Rehabilitation June 1997
Pediatric Therapy Association, Augusta, GA
The Baclofen Pump -- Therapy Considerations June 1997
Georgia Association of Occupational Therapists, Augusta, GA
Treatment with Neurolytic Agents July 1997
Georgia Brain Injury Support Group, Augusta, GA December 1997
Medication Update for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
International Parent-to-Parent Conference,
Atlanta, GA May 1998
What s Old, What s New, What Works - Spasticity Management
Children s Rehabilitation Services State Conference, Columbia SC
Non-Orthopedic Management of Cerebral Palsy May 1998
Brain Injury Association of Georgia Annual State Conference
Spasticity What s Old, What s New, What Works February 1998
Shriner s Hospital, Orthopedics Dept. Greenville, SC
Spasticity Management- Non-surgical Alternatives February 1999, 2001
Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Adapted Sports Spina Bifida Medical Update December 2000
Fact or Fiction: How to Evaluate Alternative Medical Interventions
Spartenburg Regional Medical, Spartenburg, SC
Management of Cerebral Palsy December 2000
South Carolina Dysphagia Group, Columbia SC
Spasticity and Swallowing January 2001
Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina
Tune Up and Tone Down: How to Manage Spasticity
May 2001
Central State Hospital,
Millen, GA, Medical Staff Seminar
Spasticity Management
June 2001
Upside of Down s Parent Support Group
. Augusta, GA
The Scoop on Poop June 2001
PM&R Society of Maine Annual Meeting
Injectables and Their Use in Spasticity Management September 2001
Pediatric Therapies of Savannah, Savannah, GA
Pediatric Tone Mgt. Options March 2002
Grand Rounds, Dept. PM&R,
Ohio State University September 2002
Spasticity Management
National Physician Spasticity Symposium
Course Director and/or Speaker, Pediatrics 2002- present
Spasticity Management in the CP Patient August 2002
Dosing and Programming Issues September 2002
Long Term Follow-up July 2003
The Difficult Patient August 2003
The Screening Trial for ITB July 2005
Patients Selection, Management, Troubleshooting January 2007
Overview of Spasticity Treatment Options August 2007
ITB management in Pediatric September 2007
Developing an Effective Program November 2007
Pediatric spasticity Overview of Management January 2008
Pathophysiology of Spasticity February, October 2009
Pediatric Management Overview February 2010
Pediatric Neuroscience Update Spasticity Mini-Symposium April
2003
Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston
Non-Surgical Spasticity Interventions
Long Term Rehabilitation Considerations
Concordia University,
Milwaukee, WI Annual lecture
Physical Therapy Dept. Pediatric Spasticity Mgt October 2004-present
Med College of Wisconsin (MCW)
Grand Rounds
Pediatrics, Cerebral Palsy and Tone Mgt. February 2004
Orthopedics, Spasticity Management in C.P. February 2005
Emergency Medicine, ITB and PM&R
December 2005
PM&R Dept Research Update April 2006
National Multidisciplinary Spasticity Teleconference, Host November 2005
Pediatric Spastic Diplegia: ITB Therapy a Component of Complementary Treatments
Condell Medical Center. Libertyville, Ill - Dept of Pediatrics September 2006
Spasticity for Primary Care December 2007
Advanced ITB Management Day Seminar
Kosair Children s Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky January 2007
Best Practices in Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of WI February 2007
Spasticity Mgt in Pediatrics, Wisconsin Dells
Regional Pediatric Hand Conference
Upper extremity Tone Management
American Society of Hand Therapists,
Milwaukee, WI May 2008
Grand Rounds, Dept Neurology
University of Texas Health Science Center,
San Antonio May 2008
Pediatric Spasticity Management
Midwest Regional Injectors Conference May 2008, 2009
Lake Geneva, WI Practical Pediatric Spasticity Management
Midwest Spasticity Conference May 2008
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Ill Case presentations
Ozaukee Therapy Group Milwaukee, WI CP Treatments October 2008
Oakland Children s Hospital Feb 2009
ITB Therapy and its Role in Cerebral Palsy
Shriner's Hospital Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL March 2009
PM&R Spasticity Interventions
Positively Pediatrics Conference -Spasticity March 2009
Grand Rounds, Dept of Pediatrics, Univ of Florida- Jacksonville August 2009
Overview of Cerebral Palsy Management
PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
National
Mini-course Director: Adapted Sports/Recreation - Why, When, and How to Start Program
American Academy PM&R National Meeting,
Atlanta, GA November 1997
Course Director: Spasticity Management - Focus on Clinical Outcomes
American Academy PM&R National Meeting,
Seattle, WA November 1998
Course Director: From Subpoena to Settlement Understanding and Neurolaw Issues
American Academy of PM&R National Meeting, November 2000
Course Director
: Working Women Career Options
Am. Academy of PM&R Annual Meeting November 2000
Mini-Course Director Interesting Cases Interactive Discussion
Am. Academy PM&R Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA September 2001 (postponed 9/11)
Course Director: ITB Reducing Catheter, Infectious, and Dosing Complications
Am. Academy of PM&R Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. November 2002
Workshop Director: TES and NMES Effect on the Elite Athlete, Child and Adult
Am. Academy PM&R Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL November 2002
Workshop Director Tips, Traps and Those Darn Caths Unusual ITB Cases
Am. Academy of PM&R Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA October 2005
Workshop Director
What works for what Pediatric Outcome Measures
Am. Academy of PM&R Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA October 2005
Course Director, ITB: Patient Selection and Outcomes October 2006Am. Academy of CP and Dev. Med National Meeting, Boston, MA
Course Director
- Obesity in the Pediatric Patient
Am. Academy of PM&R Annual Meeting, San Diego CA November 2008
Speaker, ITB in the AmbulatoryPpopulation October 2006
Am. Acad. of Cerebral Palsy and Dev. Med
Speaker, American Academy PM&R National Meeting
Adapted Sports/Recreation November 1997
Oral and Injectable Spasticity Options November 1998
ITB Infection Control Troubleshooting, Dosing November 2005
Brain Injury Outcome measures October 2005
Obesity in the Pediatric Patient with Disability November 2008
Speaker, Cerebral Palsy Outcome Project October 2009
Am Academy of PM&R National Meeting
Workshop Director Vision Therapy an Interactive Experience
Am Academy of PM&R National Meeting November 2010
TEACHING ACTIVITIES/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Medical Education/ Community
Course Director: The Special Needs Child: Medical, Therapeutic and Rehab Interventions
Regional Multidisciplinary 2 day Conference, Augusta, GA
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Course Director: The Child with Neurologic Disability
Multidisciplinary Regional 2 day Physician Conference, Savannah, GA
April 2000 and April 2002
Course Director The SHUEE as an UE Outcome Tool
August 2007, Children s Hospital of WI
Course Director: The Special Needs Child: Medical and Therapeutic Interventions
Regional, Multidisciplinary 2 day Conference, Milwaukee, WI
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Clinical Practice Development
Pediatric PM&R Clinic parent teaching materials
ITB Program educational materials
Cerebral Palsy Parent Resource Folder
Brain Injury Parent Resource Folder
Seizure Surgery-Rehab Clinic Development
Torticollis/Botulinum Clinic
REFERRED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS/ORIGINAL PAPERS
Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management
Allison Brashear, MD, Elie Elovic, MD, ed.
Chapter: Intrathecal Baclofen for Spasticity
Moberg-Wolff E, Chapter Author
Common Problems in Rehabilitation Medicine: Pediatrics
Buschbaker Series, ed. Maureen Nelson, Demos Publishing 2010 in press
Chapters: Congenital Scoliosis
Drooling
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Developmental Hip Dysplasia
NON-REFEREED JOURNALS
Moberg-Wolff, E. and Rogers, T.
Taming Limb Dystonia
Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation March 1998
Moberg-Wolff, E
Creating adaptive sports programs
Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation January 1999
Moberg-Wolff, E September 2003
Alternative Medicine Overview
Return to School after TBI
Brain Injury Resource Foundation, Online Resource
ABSTRACTS/PEER REVIEWED POSTERS/ PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
Medically Fragile Foster Child: Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration
American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting
Kolaski, Krach, Gaebler, Fehlings, Hurvitz, Kuroda, Moberg, Thornton, Msall.
Cerebral Palsy Outcomes Project
Am Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Dev Med September 2009
Kolaski, Krach, Gaebler, Fehlings, Hurvitz, Kuroda, Moberg, Thornton, Msall.
Physical and Social Participation Factors impacting QOL in Ambulatory Children with CP
Am Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Dev Med September 2010
Am Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation November 2010
Kolaski, Krach, Gaebler, Fehlings, Hurvitz, Kuroda, Moberg, Thornton, Msall.
Blood Pressure and Obesity in Ambulatory Children with CP
American Academy of PM&R National Meeting November 2010
PEER REVIEWED EDUCATION PRODUCTS
Medsite CME CD Rom - Physician Training November 2005
Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity in Children
DATABASE/VIDEO OR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Intrathecal Baclofen Parent Teaching Videos E. Moberg-Wolff
Writer, Director, Narrator 1998 and revised 1999
Intrathecal Baclofen Pediatric Screening Video Narrator,
Medtronic Corporation, National Training Video 200