Experience
Year began practicing:
2021
Year joined staff:
2021
Year began practicing in specialty:
2021
Education
The College of New Jersey, B.S., Accelerated 7-year BS/MD program
2012-2016,
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Medical School
Residency
2017-2020,
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/ Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, NJ, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Fellowship
2020-2021,
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/ Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, NJ, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Internships
2016-2017,
Morristown Medical Center, NJ, Internal Medicine
Publications
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Hsieh S, Gibbs, K. Performing and Interpreting the ISNCSCI/ ASIA Exam for Spinal Cord Injury Classification. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 2025; 13(14).
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Hsieh S, De Simone A, Dyson-Hudson T, O’Neill J, Botticello A, Chen A, Kirshblum S. Benefits and barriers to return to education and relationship to quality of life for people living with spinal cord injury: Results of a mixed methods study. JSCM 2025; 48(2):327-337.
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Hsieh S, Lopez J, Nieves J, Kirshblum S. Chapter 17: Rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. In: Abramoff, Wang, Krull. The essential spinal cord injury medicine question bank. 2022. Springer.
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Hsieh S, Donovan J, Fyffe D, McKay O, Kirshblum S. The effect of adding a wheelchair immersion program to a physical medicine and rehabilitation clerkship: prospective pilot study. AJPMR. 2022; 101: 782- 788.
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Gilbert C, Hsieh S, Donovan J, Dyson-Hudson T, Cabarle M, Granger S, Kirshblum S. Effect of an interventional educational wheelchair program on medical students’ understanding of manual wheelchair use. PM R. 2021; 13(12):1350-1356.
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Kirshblum S, Botticello A, Benedetto J, Donovan J, Marino R, Hsieh S, Wagaman N. A comparison of diagnostic stability of the ASIA Impairment Scale versus Frankel classification systems for traumatic spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020; 101(9): 1556-62.
Presentations
Oral Presentations
- Dominick E, Hsieh S, O’Brien L. Take Control Back Program: Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Neurogenic Bowel and Bladder Training Program. Oral presentation at: Paralyzed Veterans of America: Summit and Expo; Aug 2025.
- Malmut L, Kivlehan E, Rydberg L, Wisotzsky E, Hsieh S. Unveiling the Hidden Curriculum: Active Learning for Teaching Residents Professional Skills. Oral presentation at: Association of Academic Physiatrists: Annual Meeting; Feb 2022; New Orleans, LA; May 2022.
- Hsieh S, De Simone A, Dyson-Hudson T, Botticello A, Kirshblum S, O’Neill J. Development and outcomes of a Return to Education program for people with spinal cord injury. Oral presentation at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sept 2021.
- De Simone A, Hsieh S, Dyson-Hudson T, Kirshblum S, O’Neill J. Impact of COVID-19 on the Vocational Resource Facilitation Program and employment status for people with spinal cord injury. Oral presentation at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sept 2021.
- Hsieh S, Botticello A, Donovan J, Kline-Quiroz C. Return to education after traumatic spinal cord injury and potential benefits to improved quality of life. Oral presentation at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sept 2020; Virtual conference.
- Hsieh S, Kirshblum S, Botticello A, Benedetto J, Donovan J, Wagaman N. Determining the stability of complete traumatic spinal cord injury: AIS classification versus Frankel classification. Oral presentation at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sept 2019; Nashville, TN.
Poster Presentations:
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Dominick E, Hsieh S, O’Brien L, Valles J, Talabi A. Take Control Back Program: Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Neurogenic Bowel and Bladder Training Program. Poster presented at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sep 2025; Philadelphia, PA.
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Covatto A, Valles J, Hsieh S. Overcoming Diagnostic Oversights in a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patient with Delayed Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report. Poster presented at: American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Annual Assembly; Nov 2024; San Diego, CA.
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Lu X, Lu C, Singh R, Hsieh S. Abdominal bulging from lateral interbody fusion approach. Poster presented at: Association of Academic Physiatrists: Annual Meeting; Feb 2023; Anaheim, CA.
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Eilam-Stock T, Leong K, Ding M, Singh R, Hsieh S. Mindfulness-based intervention in acute rehabilitation of spinal cord injury: A pilot study. Poster presented at: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: Annual Conference; Nov 2022; Chicago, IL.
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Gilbert C, Hsieh S, Yonclas P. Early heterotopic ossification along bullet tract in a multi-trauma patient with spinal cord injury. Poster presented at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals: Conference and Expo; Sep 2021.
Invited Professional Talks
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation & Outcomes: Trauma Surgery Grand Rounds, Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY, Dec 2022
Professional Memberships
Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP)
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
Approach to Care
Compassionate patient-centered care is the cornerstone of my practice. I believe in a holistic approach to helping people regain their quality of life- medical, physical, functional and emotional.
What can patients expect during an appointment?
We will discuss your medical conditions and your individualized treatment goals. Dr. Hsieh will review your medical history and perform a physical exam. Topics we will cover during the appointment include weakness, numbness, functional status, neurogenic bladder, neurogenic bowel, spasticity, neuropathic pain, autonomic dysreflexia, orthostasis and adjustment to spinal cord injury. We may also cover topics such as ambulation, assistive equipment, therapy goals, vocational goals, adaptive sports, driver's rehabilitation and community reintegration.
