Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

University of Notre Dame

2006, Notre Dame, IN

Medical School

Albany Medical College

2011, Albany, NY

Internship

Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center

2012, Indianapolis, IN

Residency

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Now Shirley Ryan Ability Lab)

2015, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital

2017, Seattle, WA

Fellowship

Sports Medicine

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

2018, Chicago, IL

Certifications

  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Brain Injury Medicine)
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (General)
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine)
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sports Medicine)

Professional History

Mary Dubon, MD completed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Pediatric Sports Medicine fellowships and, therefore, practices two unique subspecialties. Outside of medicine, she has extensive experience working with and advocating for individuals with disabilities. A dancer since childhood, she completed a Dance minor and has seen dance from the lenses of a student, performer, teacher, choreographer, director, and now, doctor. Her dance experience has driven her passion for caring for youth athletes and performing artists. Her experience working with and advocating for individuals with disabilities has driven her passion to care for the medical and rehabilitation needs of youth with disabilities. She also has a special interest in caring for youth Para/adaptive athletes.

In Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, her goal is to optimize the time her patients spend enjoying activities outside of clinic. She addresses medical concerns, but also discusses functional, recreational, and vocational goals, and strategies to help achieve them.

In Pediatric Sports Medicine, she not only examines the cause of the injury, but also looks for risk factors, such as muscle imbalances. Dr. Dubon targets therapy not only towards the injury, but also the pre-disposing factors. This can help athletes become even stronger than their pre-injury selves while recovering.

Publications

  1. Standardising health history and injury surveillance of participants in endurance events: a modified Delphi consensus statement from the AMSSM runner health consortium. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Feb 06; 59(4):211-221. View Abstract

  2. The Healthcare Experience of Autistic Patients in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Survey Study of Autistic Patients' Parents, Caregivers, and Orthopaedic Providers. J Pediatr Soc North Am. 2025 Feb; 10:100138. View Abstract

  3. Physical Activity and Sports Participation among Children and Adolescents with Disabilities. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 06; 70(3):603-614. View Abstract

  4. The use of an ice cube to assess spinothalamic tract integrity in pediatric patients with spinal cord injury. PM R. 2023 08; 15(8):1064-1065. View Abstract

  5. Advancing sport opportunities for people with disabilities: from grassroots to elite. Br J Sports Med. 2022 11; 56(22):1266-1267. View Abstract

  6. Fellows' Perspective of Educational Changes in Medical Sports Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cureus. 2022 Jun; 14(6):e26199. View Abstract

  7. New Directions in Dance Medicine: Dancers with Disabilities, Blindness/Low Vision, and/or Deafness/Hard of Hearing. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2021 02; 32(1):185-205. View Abstract

  8. Developing a Virtual Adaptive Sports Program in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. PM R. 2021 02; 13(2):211-216. View Abstract

  9. COVID-19 pandemic: Early effects on pediatric rehabilitation medicine training. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2020; 13(3):289-299. View Abstract

  10. Care of the Transgender Athlete. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Dec; 17(12):410-418. View Abstract

  11. Recombinant activated factor VII use in the emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2008 Oct; 25(10):625-30. View Abstract

As both a Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine specialist and a Pediatric Sports Medicine specialist, my focus is to safely get youth involved in or back to activities they enjoy.

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