Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program; Medical Director, Brooks Spinal Cord Injury Day Program
Brian Higdon, MD, is the medical director for the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at Brooks Rehabilitation. In this capacity he oversees the care of spinal cord injury patients at Brooks’ hospitals, physician practice and the SCI Day Program. He is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.
Dr. Higdon completed his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies at Florida College in Temple Terrace, Florida, and his doctor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. Completing his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, Dr Higdon also completed a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Higdon also developed new programs for neurogenic bladder management, including urodynamic studies, as well as spasticity management for SCI patients. In 2023, Higdon was appointed to serve as Chair of the Advisory Council of the Florida Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program.
Dr. Higdon currently serves as faculty for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.