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Steve M. Gnatz, M.D., M.H.A., is a Professor in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. There he is also Section Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Director of the Loyola University Hospital inpatient rehabilitation unit.Dr. Gnatz joined Loyola in 2004 after serving as Medical Director at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, IL and the Howard A. Rusk Rehabilitation Center in Columbia, Missouri. He previously held the academic position of Professor and Chair of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Missouri-Columbia.Dr. Gnatz received his medical degree from the University of Illinois in 1984 and completed his residency in PM&R at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, in 1987. In 1996, he received a master's degree in health administration (MHA) from the University of Missouri. Clinically, he specializes in musculoskeletal medicine with a strong interest and expertise in cost-effective practice in the area of PM&R.Dr Gnatz is very active in organized medicine, currently holding the position of Past President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.