Dr. Kennedy is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where his practice focuses on non-operative and interventional spine. He currently serves as a member at large on the Board of Governors for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and as the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Spine intervention Society. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 20 book chapters. He is on the editorial board for Pain Medicine and is a Senior Editor for the PM&R Journal.