Bio

Dr. Juknis is a board-certified physiatrist who specializes in the management of spasticity after a stroke, Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy and spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Common Diagnoses Treated

Neurogenic bowel and bladder management due to spinal cord injury
Neuropathic pain
Spasticity
Spasticity in stoke and cerebral palsy
Spinal cord injury

Common Procedures

Botox injections for spasticity management
Functional electrical stimulation
Intrathecal Baclofen pump management for severe spasticity

Clinical Office Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

4921 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110

Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis

Academic Office Mailing Address

Washington University School of Medicine

Campus Box 8233

660 Euclid Avenue

Saint Louis, MO 63110

Patient Education

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Patient Education

Patient Resources

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Patient Forms

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Optimizing nerve transfer surgery in tetraplegia: clinical decision making based on innervation patterns in spinal cord injury. Christopher F. Dibble, MD, PhD, Saad Javeed, MBBS, Jawad M. Khalifeh, MD, MSCI, Rajiv Midha, MD, MSc, Lynda J. S. Yang, MD, PhD, Neringa Juknis, MD, and Wilson Z. Ray, MD. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.
Evaluation for Late Nerve Transfer Surgery in Spinal Cord Injury: Predicting the Degree of Lower Motor Neuron Injury. Jain NS, Hill EJR, Zaidman CM, Novak CB, Hunter DA, Juknis N, Ruvinskaya R, Kennedy CR, Vetter J, Mackinnon SE, Fox IK.J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Dec 19. pii: S0363-5023(19)31481-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31866150
Nerve transfer surgery in cervical spinal cord injury: a qualitative study exploring surgical and caregiver participant experiences. Fox I, Hoben G, Komaie G, Novak C, Hamm R, Kahn L, Whitehead M, Juknis N, Ruvinskaya R, Mackinnon S, James A. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Sep 27:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1669225. PMID:31560228
Using nerve transfer to restore prehension and grasp 12 years following spinal cord injury: a case report. Fox IK, Novak CB, Kahn LC, Mackinnon SE, Ruvinskaya R, Juknis N. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2018 Apr 27;4:37. doi: 10.1038/s41394-018-0067-6. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29736263
The Use of Nerve Transfers to Restore Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.
Fox IK, Novak CB, Krauss EM, Hoben GM, Zaidman C, Ruvinskaya R, Juknis N, Winter AC, Mackinnon SE. PMR. 2018 Mar 15. pii: S1934-1482(18)30132-1. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.03.013. PMID:29551672
Readmission after spinal cord injury: analysis of an institutional cohort of 795 patients. Yarbrough CK, Gamble PG, Burhan Janjua M, Tang M, Ghenbot R, Zhang AJ, Juknis N, Hawasli AH, Kelly MP, Ray WZ. J Neurosurg Sci. 2018 Jun;62(3):265-270. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03664-X. Epub 2016 May 6. PMID:27152452
Nerve Transfers to Restore Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Update and Preliminary Outcomes. Fox IK, Davidge KM, Novak CB, Hoben G, Kahn LC, Juknis N, Ruvinskaya R, Mackinnon SE. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Oct;136(4):780-92. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001641. Review. PMID: 26397252
Use of peripheral nerve transfers in tetraplegia: evaluation of feasibility and morbidity.
Fox IK, Davidge KM, Novak CB, Hoben G, Kahn LC, Juknis N, Ruvinskaya R, Mackinnon SE.
Hand (N Y). 2015 Mar;10(1):60-7. doi: 10.1007/s11552-014-9677-z. PMID:25767422
The changing landscape of spinal cord injury. Juknis N, Cooper JM, Volshteyn O.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2012;109:149-66. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00009-7. Review. PMID:23098711

Research Interests

Dr. Juknis's research interests include upper extremity nerve transfer study in spinal cord injury patients with tetraplegia and multicenter trials in spinal cord injuries.

Background

Dr. Juknis earned a medical degree from the Kaunas Medical Institute, in Kaunas, Lithuania, and completed an internship in neurology at the Kaunas Medical Institute in Kaunas, Lithuania, and both a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency and a spinal cord injury fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

Board Certifications

Board-certified, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Degree

Kaunas Medical Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania

Internship

Neurology, Kaunas Medical Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania

Residency

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship

Spinal Cord Injury, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999-current
American Paraplegia Society, 2004-2007
Medical Executive Committee Member (Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis), 2005-current
Peer Review Committee Member (Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis), 2010-current

Washington University Orthopedics

Neringa Juknis, MD