Drake Center: Specialized Medical & Rehabilitative Care

Dr. Mark Goddard

As Drake Center’s Vice President of Medical Affairs, Dr. Mark Goddard has established himself as one of the Midwest’s preeminent specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation. With Drake Center since 1999, Dr. Goddard’s specialties include stroke rehabilitation and treatment of post-traumatic myofascial pain syndrome, a musculoskeletal condition that is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed as low back and neck pain.

Dr. Goddard has helped Drake Center further develop its impressive therapy management programs, specifically promoting physical therapy for musculoskeletal conditions. He performs electrodiagnostic (specialized) testing of nerve and muscle function to assess prognosis after neuromuscular conditions. Dr. Goddard has also published numerous abstracts and wide-ranging research on innovative techniques and therapies.

Dr. Goddard is Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine and a physiatrist at Cincinnati’s Neuroscience Institute. He is certified by both the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Dr. Goddard earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at Northwestern University’s renowned Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
  • Residency, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
  • Fellowship, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Accreditations

  • Physician Licenses in Ohio and Illinois

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1988
  • American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1988

Positions

  • Vice President of Medical Affairs, Drake Center, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
  • Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists
  • American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Cincinnati Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation