Jackie Kawiecki, MD, MHA

Medical Director, Courage Center, Practicing partner, Courage Center Physicians' Associates

Kawiecki is board certified as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician with a special interest is neurorehabilitation (people with spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury and spasticity management).  She sees patients of all ages with disabilities ranging from arthritis to cerebral palsy to amputees. 

Kawiecki is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency, with a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration.  She completed a fellowship in clinical outcomes research at the University of Minnesota, and participated in a pediatric rehabilitation medicine fellowship through the U of M and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

Outside of the office, Kawiecki enjoys spending time with her husband, children and dog (a black lab). She also enjoys a variety of hobbies, including scrapbooking, reading mystery novels and photography.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1990
Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1994
Masters of Healthcare Administration, University of Minnesota, 1997

Training

Internship, Transitional Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 1999
Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, 2002
Fellowship, Clinical Outcomes Research, University of Minnesota, 1997
Fellowship, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Gillette Children’s Specialty HealthCare, 2003

Board Certifications

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Clinical Interests

Diseases of the Nervous System and Neurorehabilitation, with a focus on:

• Spinal cord injury
• Stroke
• Brain injury
• Spasticity management, including Intrathecal Baclofen Pumps, Botox and Phenol injections