Tawnee L Sparling

MD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Title
Medical Director Amputee Care, Director Combat Casualty Care
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Amputee Rehabilitation
Limb Salvage
Email
tawnee.sparling@usuhs.edu
Department Website
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

Amputee Rehabilitation Fellowship - Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard University, Boston, MA
2021-2022

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard University, Boston, MA
2018-2021

Internal Medicine Internship – Pennsylvania Hospital
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2017-2018

M.D., Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2017

B.S. in Biological Anatomy and Anthropology (summa cum laude)
Duke University, Durham, NC
2008-2012

Representative Bibliography

Jannace KC, Schulz RN, Sparling T, Cooper DB, Harrington C, Pasquina PF. Behavioral Health Outcomes in the 12 Months Following Major Limb Loss Among Active Duty Service Members Treated in the Military Health System, 2001–2017. Military Medicine. 2025 May;190(5-6):e1114-20.

Schulz RN, Jannace KC, Cooper DB, Luken ML, Michel AR, Sparling TL, Pasquina PF. Outpatient Rehabilitation Utilization Following Major Limb Loss in Adults Receiving Care in the Military Health System from 2001 to 2017. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2024 Oct 9.

Anderson AB, Souza JM, Prasso L, Ford S, Rivera JA, Hassinger L, Sparling T, Forsberg JA, Potter BK. Team Approach: Osseointegration Amputation Surgery. JBJS reviews. 2024 Jul 1;12(7):e24.

Cooper RA, Smolinski G, Candiotti JL, Satpute S, Grindle GG, Sparling TL, Nordstrom MJ, Yuan X, Symsack A, Lee CD, et al. Current State, Needs, and Opportunities for Wearable Robots in Military Medical Rehabilitation and Force Protection. Actuators. 2024; 13(7):236.

Sparling TL, Iyer L, Pasquina PF, Petrus E. Cortical Reorganization after Limb Loss: Bridging the Gap between Basic Science and Clinical Recovery. PubMed. 2024;44(1).

Chiao RB, Sullivan CA, Berger L, et al. Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Amongst Lower Extremity Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI) Amputees. Applied Sciences. 2023;13(18).

Schulz RN, Jannace KC, Cooper DB, Sparling TL, Luken ML, Pasquina PF. Healthcare Utilization Following Major Limb Loss in Adults (18-64) Receiving Care in the Military Health System from 2001 to 2017. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 105.2 (2024): 335-342

Berger L, Sullivan CA, Landry T, Sparling TL, Carty MJ. The Ewing Amputation: Operative technique and perioperative care. Orthoplastic Surgery. 2023;13:1-9.

Powell JE, Sparling TL, Yuan X. Diagnostic ultrasound of the residual limb: A narrative review. PM&R. PM&R, 15(4), 501-509.