Alexandra Flis
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Alexandra Flis, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-646-8000

St. John's Health

Physical Rehabilitation
Jackson
307-739-4917

  • Dr. Flis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Colorado State University and medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed internship and residency training at the University of Utah. She joined the faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2015 as the Inpatient PM&R Consult Director. Dr. Flis’ clinical interest include early mobility, ICU rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation. She is board certified in Brain Injury Medicine.

    In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Flis teaches clinical skills at the University of Utah School of Medicine as a member of the Doctoring Faculty. She is the current Inpatient Medical Director for the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital at the University of Utah, the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Inpatient Chief Value Officer for the Department of PM&R.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Brain Injury Medicine)

  • Dr. Flis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Colorado State University and medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed internship and residency training at the University of Utah. She joined the faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2015 as the Inpatient PM&R Consult Director. Dr. Flis’ clinical interest include early mobility, ICU rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation. She is board certified in Brain Injury Medicine.

    In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Flis teaches clinical skills at the University of Utah School of Medicine as a member of the Doctoring Faculty. She is the current Inpatient Medical Director for the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital at the University of Utah, the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Inpatient Chief Value Officer for the Department of PM&R.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Brain Injury Medicine)

    Education history

    Chief Resident Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Chief Medical Resident
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah Intern
    Medicine - Drexel University College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Health and Exercise Science - Colorado State University B.S.
    Undergraduate University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Schneider L, Rezaeezade-Roukerd M, Faulkner J, Reichert E, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Flis A, Rubiano AM, Hawryluk GWJ (2022). The human anti-ganglioside GM1 autoantibody response following traumatic and surgical central nervous system insults. Neurosci Res, 181, 105-114.
    2. Kabir, KS, Flis, A, Mickens, M, Trapp, SK, Wiese, J (2022). “We’re Not Meant to Deal with Crisis for a Year”: Supporting Frontline Healthcare Providers’ Wellness During a Pandemic. Int Conf Pervasive Comput Technol Healthc, 431, 147-163.
    3. Rolin, S N, Flis, A, Davis, J J (2021). Work Coping, Stress Appraisal, and Psychological Resilience: Reaction to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Providers. Psychol Neurosci, 15(2), 131-146.
    4. Wilde H, Gamblin AS, Reese J, Garry JG, Guan J, Mortenson J, Flis A, Rosenbluth JP, Karsy M, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2019). The Effect of Hospital Transfer on Patient Outcomes After Rehabilitation for Spinal Injury. World Neurosurg, 133, e76-e83. (Read full article)
    5. Gamblin A, Garry JG, Wilde HW, Reese JC, Sherrod B, Karsy M, Guan J, Mortenson J, Flis A, Rosenbluth JP, Bisson E, Dailey A (2019). Cost Analysis of Inpatient Rehabilitation after Spinal Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Cureus, 11(9), e5747. (Read full article)
    6. Campian MD, Flis AE, Teramoto M, Cushman DM (2018). Self-Reported Use and Attitudes Toward Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Ultramarathon Running. Wilderness Environ Med, 29(3), 330-337. (Read full article)
    7. Cushman D, Flis A, Jensen B, McCormick Z (2015). The Effect of Body Mass Index on Fluoroscopic Time and Radiation Dose During Sacroiliac Joint Injections. Phys Med Rehabil, 8(8), 767-772. (Read full article)
    8. Cushman D, Mattie R, Curtis B, Flis A, McCormick ZL (2016). The effect of body mass index on fluoroscopic time and radiation dose during lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Spine J, 16(7), 876-83. (Read full article)
    9. Flis A, Duncan C, Pelt C, Rosenbluth J, Willick S (2016). Left Hip Pain Caused by Right Hip Osteoarthritis in a Patient With an Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report. PM R, 8(3), 282-285. (Read full article)
    10. Flis A, Duncan C, Pelt C, Rosenbluth J, Willick S (March 2016). Left Hip Pain Caused by Right Hip Osteoarthritis in a Patient With an Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report. Phys Med Rehabil, 8(3), 282-5.