Publications:40
Video Visit Available
Accepting New Patients
Mount Sinai DoctorsTreats Adults
Accepting New PatientsMiguel X Escalon, MD
Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Book an Appointment
About Me
Dr. Miguel Xavier Escalón is the Vice Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance. He came to The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2013 and has served as Director of Critical Care Rehabilitation since 2014 and as the Residency Program Director for the PM&R residency since 2017. He also serves as the Director of Brain Injury Medicine at Mount Sinai and is the Fellowship Director for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Escalon is Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance and the Department of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago and his medical degree from University of Illinois. He received specialty training in Rehabilitation Medicine at The Baylor/UT-Houston PM&R Alliance.
Dr. Escalón is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine.
Dr. Escalón works closely with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, recreational therapists, neuropsychologists, and other medical and surgical specialists in order to provide comprehensive care.
Dr. Escalón oversees the rehabilitation and mobilization of critically ill patients, especially those patients in the ICU. The scope of his ICU practice includes debility, critical illness myopathy/polyneuropathy, pain, spasticity, delirium, early mobilization, etc.
Dr. Escalón also focuses on neuro-rehabilitation of any disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). He is an expert in spasticity management, including intrathecal pump management and botulinum toxin injections.
Certifications
https://www.abpmr.org/PhysicianSearch/Profile/25796
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Miguel Xavier Escalón is the Vice Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance. He came to The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2013 and has served as Director of Critical Care Rehabilitation since 2014 and as the Residency Program Director for the PM&R residency since 2017. He also serves as the Director of Brain Injury Medicine at Mount Sinai and is the Fellowship Director for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Escalon is Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance and the Department of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago and his medical degree from University of Illinois. He received specialty training in Rehabilitation Medicine at The Baylor/UT-Houston PM&R Alliance.
Dr. Escalón is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine.
Dr. Escalón works closely with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, recreational therapists, neuropsychologists, and other medical and surgical specialists in order to provide comprehensive care.
Dr. Escalón oversees the rehabilitation and mobilization of critically ill patients, especially those patients in the ICU. The scope of his ICU practice includes debility, critical illness myopathy/polyneuropathy, pain, spasticity, delirium, early mobilization, etc.
Dr. Escalón also focuses on neuro-rehabilitation of any disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). He is an expert in spasticity management, including intrathecal pump management and botulinum toxin injections.
Certifications
https://www.abpmr.org/PhysicianSearch/Profile/25796
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Amputation Prevention
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arthrocentesis
- Botulinum Toxin Injections
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Central Cord Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Myelopathy
Show More
Education
MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine
MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago
Internship, Internal Medicine
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
Research
Dr. Escalón is involved with research related to brain injury and spinal cord injury especially as it relates to pain, spasticity and recovery after injury as well as leveraging technology to optimize improvement post-injury. He is also involved in the use of robotic exoskeletons to facilitate walking for neurological recovery after spinal cord injury.
Dr. Escalón is also involved in research related to ICU patients as it relates to their long term function and quality of life.
Locations
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Patients with Cigna Medicare Advantage or Humana Medicare Advantage insurance: Please read this important message before booking to find out if out-of-network costs may apply to your next visit.
- Rehabilitation Medicine Associates5 East 98th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Sit-up test to assess orthostatic hypotension in individuals with spinal cord injury. Jill M. Wecht, Matthew T. Maher, Steven C. Kirshblum, Miguel X. Escalon, Joseph P. Weir. Clinical Autonomic Research
- Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension During Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury: Usual Care vs. Anti-hypotensive Therapy. Jill M. Wecht, Joseph P. Weir, Vincent Huang, Miguel X. Escalon, Thomas N. Bryce. American Journal of Hypertension
- Association of Academic Physiatrists Residency and Fellowship Program Directors' Resident Recruitment Subcouncil Position Paper on Residency Recruitment. Nikola Dragojlovic, Natasha L. Romanoski, Ashlee Bolger, Tracy Friedlander, Wendy Helkowski, Sara A. Huss, Jeffrey G. Jenkins, Tiffany Knowlton, Dianna H. Nguyen, Stephanie E. Rand, George Raum, William Sullivan, Brionn K. Tonkin, Miguel X. Escalon. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
Care Provider’s Concern
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Escalon has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Escalon has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.