Dr. Laura Deon

SEPTEMBER IS WOMEN IN MEDICINE MONTH!

Meet Dr.Deon,  Pediatric Rehab Physician in Chicago!  Join us as we talk about disability access, using your voice and finding your power as a woman, and choosing curiosity as our hope for healing.

Dr. Deon graduated magna cum laude from Xavier University in New Orleans, LA and attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, TN where she obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree. She completed a PM&R residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX and a fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rush University Medical Center and La Rabida Children's Hospital. She is double boarded in adult rehabilitation and pediatric rehabilitation. She is also the course director for the Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership Course at Rush Medical College and was previously the Co-Course Director for the Readings in Special Populations Course on Disparities in Healthcare Research at Rush Graduate College.

Dr.Deon can be contacted via email at Laura_Deon@rush.edu