Travis Lee Edmiston, MD
Spinal Cord Injury MedicinePediatric Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Infant 0-2
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Travis Lee Edmiston
Physician’s Office Phone
888-923-9222
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Independent Clinician

Background
Travis Edmiston, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in treating people with spinal cord injuries and dysfunction at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute. He uses modern treatment approaches that support all aspects of recovery after a spinal cord injury.
Learn about scheduling an appointment with the Center for Spinal Cord Injury.
Dr. Edmiston obtained his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University. He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins.
Before joining Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger, Dr. Edmiston worked as an attending physician for the inpatient acute spinal cord injury unit at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.
Dr. Edmiston’s research interests focus on improving recovery and independence for people with spinal cord injury. He has been involved with several quality improvement efforts focused on opioid safety, improving rates of discharge to the community after injury and integrating the multispecialty rehabilitation team earlier into a patient’s hospital care.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Improving outcomes after spinal cord injury, quality improvement relating to spinal cord injury
Selected Publications
Edmiston T, Elrick M, Kovler M, Jelin E, Onders R, Sadowsky C. Early Use of an Implantable Diaphragm Pacing Stimulator for a Child with Severe Acute Flaccid Myelitis – A Case Report. Spinal Cord Series and Cases July 2019. Corresponding author.
Honors
- Nursing Star of Excellence Award, Rancho Los Amigos, 2/1/21
- Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 4/1/18
- The Johns Hopkins Healer Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 4/1/17
- The Johns Hopkins Healer Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 5/1/16
- Nursing Star Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2/1/16
Expertise
Education
- Oregon Health Science University School of Medicine - Portland, M.D., 2014