SHANE
MCNAMEE,
M.D
.
Education
Residency
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Richmond, VA 2003 - 2006
Internship
Case Western University Hospital Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH 2002-2003 Graduate
M.D. Medical College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio M.D. 1998-2002 Undergraduate B.S. Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin B.S. 1992-1996
Professional Experience
Chief, PM&R Service
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital August 2010 - Present
Medical Director, TBI and Polytrauma Rehabilitation
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital July 2006 – August 2010
Medical Director, General Inpatient Rehabilitation
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital July 2006 – Present
Medical Director, Polytrauma Transition Rehabilitation Program Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital June 2007 – May 2009
Independent Medical Examiner
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital September 2003 – July 2006
Staff Physician
Patient First Urgent Care
Professional Appointments
TBI & Polytrauma Fellowship Director
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
Virginia Commonwealth University
July 2009 - Present Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
July 2006 - Present Associate Residency Director
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Virginia Commonwealth University
July 2006 - Present
Clinical Appointments
VHA Emerging Consciousness Program – National Clinical Lead Veterans Health Administration
August 2008 – Present
VISN 6 Polytrauma Subcommittee - Chairman
Veterans Health Administration
December 2006 – Present VISN 6 PMR Lead
Veterans Health Administration June 2009 – Present
Clinical Committees
Dismounted Complex Battle Injury Task Force – VHA representative January 2011 - Present
VHA Amputee Task Force – Chairman
October 2010
Veterans Health Initiative for TBI: Planning group member Veterans Health administration
January 2009
Joint Clinical Information Board VHA DoD collaborative January 2008 – Present
Emerging Consciousness workgroup – Chairman
Veterans Health Administration
December 2006 – Present Polytrauma Action Team - Member
Veterans Health Administration
November 2005 – Present Polytrauma Steering Committee – Chair
Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC
July 2006 – Present
Mental Health Supervisor Search Committee – Member Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC
April 2007 – Present
Office of the Medical Inspector – Inspection Team Member
Veterans Health Administration
March 2007
OIF/OEF Program Manager Search Committee Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC 2007
Academic Committees
National Polytrauma Summit – Faculty TBI breakout – Facilitator Veterans Health Administration Richmond VA March 2010
VHA/DoD Conference: Sensory Impairment after TBI Dec 8-10, 2009
Chicago IL
Faculty Planning Member National Polytrauma Summit – Faculty
TBI Outcomes breakout – Facilitator Veterans Health Administration Palo Alto, CA
January 26-30, 2009
Residency Education Committee – Member Department of PM&R
VCU 2006 – Present
Central Virginia Spasticity Conference – Faculty & Planning Committee Richmond VA
October 2008
3rd AnnualNational Polytrauma Conference – Faculty
2008
32nd Annual Williamsburg TBI Conference – Faculty & Planning Committee
Williamsburg, VA
2008
2nd Annual National Polytrauma Conference – Faculty & Planning Committee
Chicago, Il
2007
Evolving Pardigms, VHA National Conference – Faculty
Las Vegas, NV
2007
Internal Review Board - Member
VCU Pulmonary & Critical Care Department 2005
AAPM&R Mentorship program 2004 – Present
Musculoskeletal Course Clinical Instructor
Department of PM&R
VCU 2004 – 2006 Sports Medicine Coordinator
Department of PM&R VCU 2004
Wilderness Medical Society - President Medical College of Ohio
1999
Publications
Peer Review
Granier JP, Mcnamee S, Cifu DX, Goldberg G(2011): Leaping Too Far Too Soon, AJOB Neuroscience, 2:4, 60-61
Schultz BA, Cifu DX, McNamee S, Nichols M, Carne W. Assessment and
treatment of common persistent sequelae following blast induced mild traumatic brain injury. Neurorehabilitation. In Press.
McNamee S, Howe L, Richardson R, Peterson M. Treatment of Disorders of Consciousness in the Veterans Health Administration Polytrauma Centers: Evolution of the Emerging Consciousness Program. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. In Press.
Cifu DX, McNamee S, Gater D, Walker WC, Ericksen J, Murphy D, Oliver M: The
Polytrauma Rehabilitation System of Care Programs at the Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center. Crit Rev Phys Rehabil Med 2009:21(3-4);197-213
Sayer NA, Cifu DX, McNamee S, Lew HL. Rehabilitation Needs of Combat-Injured Service Members Admitted to the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers: The Role of PM&R in the Care of Wounded Warriors. PM&R, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 23-28
McNamee S, Walker WC, Cifu DX. Managing Sequelae after TBI in the Vocational Setting. JRRD.Volume 46, Number 6, 2009 Pages 893–908
McNamee S, Cifu DX, Damiano T. Syringomyelia from complicated Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Nov;87(11):967-8.
McKinley W, McNamee S, Meade M, Kandra K, Abdul N. “Incidence, Etiology
and Risk Factors for Fever Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury”. Jrl Spinal Cord Medicine, 29; 501-506; 2006
Qutubuddin AA, Pegg PO, Cifu DX, Brown R, McNamee S, Carne W: Validating
the Berg Balance Scale for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Key Rehabilitation Evaluation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Apr; 86(4):789-92
Poster Presentations
Hurley RA, Goodwin M, McNamee S, Taber KH. Teaching Materials to Translate
Neuroanatomical Knowledge from Textbook to the War-Related
Blast Injury Patient. American Neuropsychiatric Association 21st Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, March 17-20, 2010.
Nakase-Richardson, R., McNamee, S., Peterson, M., McCarthy, M., Howe, L., Groer, S., Massengale, J., Beasley, P., Jones, M. S., Pai, A., Gray, M., Harris, O., Scott, S., Cifu, D. (2010). Outcomes of the VHA Polytrauma Emerging
Consciousness Program. Paper presented at the American Congress of
Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. Presented by M. McCarthy.
Harmon, A., Pickett, T., Benedict, S., Nichols, M., Mcnamee, S. Assessing family needs following a combat-related polytraumatic injury: a descriptive study. 9th Annual Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22) Mid-Year Conference – Student Poster Presentation, Charlotte, N.C., March 16-18, 2007
Dawson C, Ericksen, J, McNamee S. Posttraumatic Headache: Botulinum Toxin
Therapy in OEF/OIF Warriors. Poster Presentation 3rd annual Polytrauma Conference. San Diego, CA June 24th, 2008.
McKinley W, McNamee S, Meade M, Kandra K, Abdul N. “Incidence, Etiology
and Risk Factors for Fever Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury”. AAPMR National Meeting 2005.
Qutubuddin AA, Pegg PO, Cifu DX, Brown R, McNamee S, Carne W: Validating
the Berg Balance Scale for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Key Rehabilitation Evaluation. AAPMR National Meeting 2004.
McNamee SM, Cifu DX, Sanderlin JB, Carnahan-Farrell L. Rehabilitation of Blast Related Polytrauma. IN: Acute Medical Rehabilitation. Editor: Henk Stem. In press.
McNamee SM. A Conceptual Framework for TBI Assessment and Management. Veterans Health Initiative Traumatic Brain Injury. Editor: Vanderploeg R. 2010. Pages 1-4. VHA EES.
McNamee SM, Goldberg G, Pai A. Special considerations for Military Personnel: Unique Aspects of Blast Injury. IN: Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury
Management. Editor: Zollman F. 2011. Pages 417-423.
Wehman P, Goodwin M, McNamee SM. Return to Work Following Traumatic
Brain Injury; IN: Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury Management. Editor: Zollman F. 2011. Pages 417-423
McNamee SM, Pickett T, Benedict S, Cifu D. TBI Rehabilitation; IN: Jallo J, ed. Neurotrauma and Clinical Care of the Brain. 1st ed. New York: Thieme; 2009: 385-403.
Goff BD, McCann TD, McNamee SM. Medical Issues in the Combat Amputee. Text: “Care of the Combat Amputee”. Editor: Pasquina P. 2009. Pages 191 – 219. Borden Institute and US Army Office of the Surgeon General.
Abstracts
Hurley RA, Goodwin M, McNamee S, Taber KH. Teaching Materials to Translate
Neuroanatomical Knowledge from Textbook to the War-Related Blast Injury Patient (P19). J Clin Neurosci 2010; 22: 243-246
Caruso D, Best A, McNamee S, Nichols M, Walker W. Concurrent Validity of Four Pain Intensity Scales in Persons With Polytrauma and Cognitive Impairment. Arch Phy Med Rehab; 89(11) pages e23-e24, 2008
Ongoing Research
Co-Investigator (May 2006- Present)- A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trail of Citalopram for Anxiety Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) at Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA (multi-site).
Co-Investigator (May 2006-present)- The Effectiveness of Methylphenidate Therapy During Early TBI Recovery: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) at Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA (multi-site). Co-Investigator (May 2006-Present)- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC): Prospective Traumatic Brain Injury Tracking Protocol (Multi-center study) at Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA.
Co-Investigator (August 2006-Present)- Assessing Pain In Persons With
Polytrauma And Differing Cognitive Levels: Intensity Scale Utility And Reliability (Investigator Initiated Protocol): Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA. Sub-Investigator: (September 2006-Present): Prospective Polytrauma Database: Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA.
Completed Research
Co-PI (VHA Merit Review): Neural Adaptation Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
Journal Review Brain Injury
Invited Peer Reviewer 2006 – Present
NeuroRehabilitation
Invited Peer Reviewer
2006 – Present
Rehab in Review
Contributing writer 2003 – 2004
Study Guides
Survival Guide to VCU Inpatient SCI Rotation VCU Department of PM&R
2004
Pain Management Curriculum for Primary Care Physicians VCU Department of PM&R
2004
Developed Sports Medicine Handbook VCU Department of PM&R
2003
Presentations
Grand Rounds:
• “Fellowship Training in TBI and Polytrauma Rehabilitation” DVBIC Annual Conference. August 2011
• “VHA-DoD Amputee Taskforce – STAR Program”. VHA
National Amputation Systems of Care Conference. Indianapolis. August 2011.
• “Post Combat Health” Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
January 2010.
• “Management of Complex Combat Sustained mTBI” Brook
• “Neuroimaging of TBI in the Rehabilitation Setting”. National Polytrauma Grand Rounds, July 2008.
• “Rehabilitation of Severely Combat Wounded” March 2008.
University of Cincinnati Department of PM&R
• “Rehabilitation of the Combat wounded” VCU Dept of PM&R.
September 2007
• “ Blast Injury” Richmond VAMC February 2007
• “Understanding Social Security Disability” VCU Dept of
PM&R, May 2004
• “Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury” VCU Dept of PM&R, May 2005
Lectures:
• “Penetrating TBI: post acute medical issues”. DVBIC National Conference, Washington DC August 2010
• “Managing patients in minimally responsive states” Bethesda NNMC August 2010.
• Richmond Coders Association– “post combat health” March
2010..
• “Hydrocephalus and TBI”. VCU PMR Resident Lecture Series
March 2010.
• “Cognitive recovery following severe TBI”. VCU PMR Resident
Lecture Series January 2010.
• “Visual and Hearing deficits and effect on TBI recovery”. Sensory Impairments and TBI. VHA Chicago IL December 2009
• “Visual consequences of TBI” VHA Evolving Paradigms II, Las
Vegas NV September 2009.
• “Orthopedic Rehabilitation VCU PM&R Resident lecture series November 2009
• “Occupational Rehabilitation” VCU PM&R Resident lecture series May 2009
• “Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus” Richmond PRC, March 2009
• “Neuroimaging of TBI in the Rehabilitation Setting”. Polytrauma Nursing National Conference, Nov 2008.
• “Managing medical sequelae of TBI”. VCU PM&R Resident
lecture series, Nov 2008
• “Mild TBI and Combat Stress challenges to the VHA System of
Rural Care”. VISN 15 Post Deployment Health regional conference, Nov 2008
• “Rehabilitation of for Moderate to Severe TBI”. 2nd Annual DVBIC TBI Conference. September 2008.
• “Mild TBI and Combat Stress challenges to the VHA System of
Care”. National Polytrauma Conference, 2008
• “Combat Sustained TBI, from battlefield to home” Moderator, Williamsburg TBI Conference, 2008
• “Vocational Rehabilitation in the combat wounded”. VACOR
briefing May 2008
• “Health, Medications and Medical Management Issues in TBI”
CBIS Lecture March 2008
• “Therapeutic Exercise” VCU PM&R Resident lecture October 2007
• “Upper Extremity orthotics” VCU PM&R Resident lecture February 2007
• “Case Studies of Severely War Wounded” Evolving Paradigms,
April 2007
• “Polytrauma Continuum of Care” Cleveland VA Learning
Center; Feb 2007
• “Rehabilitation interventions for the Minimally Responsive” Polytrauma National Symposium; Dec 2006
• “Polytrauma case flow” VISN 6 retreat, September 2006
• “Spasticity in SCI”: VCU Spinal Cord Symposium 2005
• “Lumbosacral Plexus and Lower Extremity Nerves” VCU
PM&R Anatomy Course 2005
• “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Electrodiagnostic Approach” VCU
PM&R Resident lecture 2005
• “Stroke: Rehabilitation Case Study” VCU PM&R Residents 2005
• “TBI Neuroradiology case series”: TBI Allied Health Professional 2005
• “Upper Extremity Anatomy & Common Problems” VCU PM&R
Anatomy Course 2004
• “Introduction to SCI”: SCI Patients and family VCU 2004
• “Inpatient Rehabilitation: Interpreting Laboratory Data” VCU Allied Health Professional 2004
• “Spine anatomy and testing” MCV Medical Student 2004
• “Acupuncture: Current Applications in Western Medicine” MCO
Academic Staff 2001
Awards
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Virginia Commonwealth University
2008
Academic Excellence Award
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Virginia Commonwealth University
2004, 2005, 2006
Clinical Excellence Award
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Virginia Commonwealth University
2005, 2006
Presidential Scholarship Medical College of Ohio 1998-2002
Magna Cum Laude Marquette University 1996
Dean’s list – eight semesters Marquette University
1992 – 1996
Professional Societies
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Association of Virginia
Active Licensure
Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation State of Virginia Medical License
DEA
Continuing Medical Education
4th Annual DVBIC Conference. Washington DC August 2010
TBI and Sensory Loss. VHA , Chicago IL December 2009 Emerging Consciousness, Tampa, FL. Ocotober 2009 Evolving Paradigms II: Las Vegas, VA. September 2009
DBVIC 2nd Annual Training Event: Washington, DC. September 2008 3rd Annual National Polyrauma Conference; San Diego, CA 2008
31st Annual Williamsburg Brain Injury Conference, Williamsburg, VA 2007 AAPM&R Annual Meeting; Boston, MA 2007
2nd Annual National Polyrauma Conference; Chicago, IL 2007 VHA Emerging Paradigms, Las Vegas, NV 2007
30th Annual Williamsburg Brain Injury Conference, Williamsburg, VA 2007 National Polytrauma Conference; Las Vegas, NV 2006
TBI Summit at NNMC 2006
AAPM&R Annual Meeting; Phoenix, AZ 2004
13th Annual SCI Symposium; Virginia Beach, VA 2004 14th Annual SCI Symposium; Virginia Beach, VA 2005 Southern Society of PM&R Symposium; Richmond, VA 2004 VCU EMG Symposium; Richmond, VA 2004
2nd Annual VCU EMG Symposium; Richmond, VA 2005
Advocacy
House Veterans Affairs Committee – Oversight Testified for Combat wounded service members March 8th, 2007
September 25th, 2007
Families of the Wounded Fund – Liaison October 2009 - Present
Community Service
Americorps National Civilian Community Corps August 1996 – July 1997
United Way of Greater Cleveland August 1997 – April 1998
• Corporate fundraiser
• Managed 100+ corporate accounts
• Raised over $50,000 for Cleveland area non-profits
