91大神

Laura L. Owens, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Primary Office

91大神 Children's Hospital, Delaware 91大神 Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 Appointment: (800) 416-4441

Other Offices

Get to Know Me

My mother鈥檚 career as a nurse started my interest in medicine. I volunteered as a candy striper during high school and worked as a nursing assistant through college. After college and medical school in my home state of Ohio, I moved to Delaware for a 91大神 residency that combined pediatrics with physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Why I Treat Children

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a way to help children with neuromuscular conditions reach the highest function that they can. I find my patients fun to work with, I love watching them grow, and I enjoy getting to know them and their families. The kids I treat inspire me with their resilience.

What I'm Passionate About

I鈥檓 passionate about helping families of children with neuromuscular injuries or congenital issues become active, informed participants on their child鈥檚 care team. It takes a group effort to help an injured child return to prior function or to help a child with a chronic condition make the most of function they have.

How I Try to Make A Difference

I make the patient and family鈥檚 goals my own. We may be trying to return a child to sports quickly after a concussion or helping a child with a chronic condition participate in meaningful activities. Rehab at 91大神 means physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and others working together with the family. Teamwork is one of our strengths.

Education & Training

Residency

  • Pediatric/Rehabilitation Med. - Jefferson Medical College/Alfred I. duPont Hosp., 2013

Medical/Dental School

  • M.D. - University of Cincinnati, 2008

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
  • American Board of Physical Medicine/Pediatric Rehabilitation Med
  • American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Research Activities

  • Concussion
  • Cerebral palsy

Medical Interests

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Concussions
  • Gait dysfunction
  • Spasticity
  • Traumatic brain injury

  • Factors Associated With Short-Term Recovery Following Single-Event Multilevel Surgery for Children With Cerebral Palsy; Pediatric Physical Therapy; (2023).

  • Postnatal Causes of Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy: Second Edition; (2020).

  • English