Dr. Claflin is currently the Medical Director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Program and treats patients with any type of neurological dysfunction. Dr. Claflin has been at Michigan Medicine since 2013, and has worked to improve inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation programming. He works closely with colleagues in Neurology and Neurosurgery, and is an attending for the Chelsea Hospital inpatient rehabilitation program, a joint venture between University of Michigan Health and Trinity Health. His research interests relate to optimization of motor recovery after stroke/neurological injury, sleep dysfunction after stroke, and the impact of reaction time on functional outcomes after stroke.
Dr. Claflin believes strongly in building partnerships with his patients and making shared decisions. His focus is on optimizing each person’s functional abilities and quality of life, and he works to ensure patients understand their treatment options thoroughly.
