Physician, Professor
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Department: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Sam Colachis, III, MD, is the director of the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program and Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (P M & R) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
He has been recognized as one of the 'Best Doctors in America' and 'America’s Top Doctors' for over 20 years.
Dr. Colachis earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California School of Medicine at Los Angeles in 1984, and completed his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center in 1987. He completed a one year postdoctoral year in clinical neurophysiology. He is board certified in PM & R and received his subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury medicine in 2003.
An invited presenter on a variety of spinal cord injury rehabilitation topics, Dr. Colachis has published numerous abstracts, articles and reviews. He has provided expert review for several Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Dr. Colachis is a Fellow in the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and served on committees for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Spinal Injury Association.
His clinical and research interests have included spinal cord injury rehabilitation, autonomic dysreflexia and electrodiagnosis.
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As of 11/3/2025, Dr. Colachis has reported no relationships with companies or entities.