Theme: The Long Road to Awareness: Breaking down barriers in long covid research

There is irrefutable data on the underpinnings of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (aka Long COVID). However, despite the burgeoning research on the topic, it has taken some time for the medical community and the general public to recognize the existence and severity of Long Covid. This is partly because the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 is not fully understood, other post-infectious disease states were underfunded, and also because the symptoms of Long Covid can be difficult to quantify and are often invisible to others.

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Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD

Doctor

Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez is a distinguished Physiatrist, Professor, and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She is the Medical Director of Critical Illness Recovery and Neuro Rehabilitation at Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital and Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University Health Hospital system. Her clinical expertise includes brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, spasticity management, and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. In addition, she developed Post-COVID Recovery Clinics and has over 100 publications on related topics. Dr. Gutierrez is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation & is on the board of trustees for the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Her contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic have been significant, including establishing Post-COVID Recovery Clinics to help patients overcome functional, mobility, and cognitive deficits following COVID-19 infection.