About Us
Dr. Gabr relocated his practice from The Providence Ortho
pedic & Neuro Spine Institute where he developed and served as a Medical Director for the first outpatient Physical Medicine Center in Columbia to a new location in order to expand his services and encompass different aspects of Physiatry Medicine, he was later joined by another Physiatry specialist Dr. Hassan MohamadAli in order to expand services offered to the community.
The unique services offered by the practice quickly earned a distinguished recognition in the community and the surrounding areas and we see a variety of patients, and later joined by Dr. Ana Pizarro.
Dr. Gabr received his medical degree with honors from Cairo University in 1996. He completed internship at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. He completed his residency at the University of Cincinnati in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where he was elected as the chief resident physician.
Originally from Chicago, Dr. Gabr attended the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1993 for undergraduate education, where he majored in physics and chemistry. And completed 2 years Fellowship training at the prestigious University of Chicago hospital under federally funded National Institute of Health (NIH) achievement grant. He is the author of numerous research articles and frequently presents his research findings at medical conferences and assemblies.
He now lives in Columbia with his wife and three children, and enjoys boating, fishing, hunting and wildlife. During the time he served at the Providence Neuro Spine Institute, one of his focuses was to develop local recognition to the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fully incorporate the services along the established medical groups of Moore Orthopedics and Columbia Neurosurgery clinic. The new facility specializes in virtually every type of back and neck pain along with joints and nerves disorders. COLUMBIA CLINIC Spine Center is located in the North East area of Columbia, just off I-20 at the Clemson Road exit 80. Normal hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. In most cases a physician referral is not required to make appointments.
Dr. Pizarro is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She attended the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras for her undergraduate studies, where she obtained her B.S. degree in Biology with Honors. She obtained her medical degree from Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine at Bayamón, PR. She did her internship at the San Juan City Hospital, and received the "Resident of the Year Award". After, she relocated to Boston, Massachusetts where she completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Boston Medical Center.
She recently relocated to Columbia, South Carolina, and proudly joined the Clinic of Columbia. She enjoys traveling, arts, photography, art performances, and to spend time with her loved ones.
Dream Team
- Dr. Usama Gabr: MD, CIME, AAPMR
- Dr. Ana R. Pizarro: MD, AAPMR, AAP
- Dr. Mond Eldin: MD, MbBch, CIME
- Kenyatta Williams: CMA - Nurse/Medical Asst.
- Tywanna Porter: CMA - Receptionist/Hearing Impaired Specialist-(American Sign Language-ASL Certified)
- Ehab A. Monem: BSBA - Finance Manager
- Melissa Krolewics - X-ray Tech.
Rehabilitation physicians are nerve, muscle, bone and brain experts who treat injury or illness non surgically to decrease pain and restore function. 
Throughout the years the field expanded further and encompassed several subspecialties including Pain medicine, Spine Care, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Brain injury Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Stroke Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopedic Rehabilitation Care.
