Valerie Ann Chavez-Arom MD

Valerie Ann Chavez-Arom, MD, is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician with specialized training in spinal cord injury medicine. She serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the UC Irvine School of Medicine and provides comprehensive rehabilitation care focused on restoring function, mobility, and quality of life. Dr. Chavez-Arom earned her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and also completed an MS in Biomedical Sciences. She received her undergraduate training at the University of California, Irvine, where she earned a BS in Biological Sciences. Her postgraduate training includes a preliminary residency in Internal Medicine followed by a PM&R residency at UC Irvine, and she completed fellowship training in spinal cord injury medicine through UC Irvine and the Long Beach VA. Her clinical interests include spinal cord injury rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation, with additional focus on stroke and spasticity management. Dr. Chavez-Arom’s research interests include spinal cord injury recovery, neurorehabilitation, and balance, and her scholarly work includes peer-reviewed publication on vitamin D deficiency in acute rehabilitation patients.