Catherine P Schuster, MD

Dr. Schuster is the Assistant Professor of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine for the University of Louisville Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is dual-board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Schuster gathers expertise from a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals to offer a comprehensive approach to children and adolescents with conditions affecting motor development, function, and independence. Through the use of state-of-the-art equipment, advanced rehabilitation techniques, and access to the most progressive research available, she is committed to bringing each child to their highest level of function possible for their specific condition.

Dr. Schuster obtained her medical education from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine before embarking on an intern year in internal medicine at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She completed residency in …Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky where she served as Chief Resident for PM&R. Dr. Schuster then completed her fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Later, she returned to the University of Louisville Department of Neurosurgery under the Division of PM&R taking up her current role as Assistant Professor of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.

Dr. Schuster has authored and contributed to many posters and publications. In 2017 she was named as one of the Top Doctors in Louisville Magazine. Recently she started a program for functional neurologic symptom disorder, CAMP @ Frazier.