RUSK Insights on Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr. Steven  Flanagan , a nationally renowned expert in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI), has worked at the Rusk Rehabilitation Institute at NYU Langone Health since 2008. He serves as the Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A former President of the American Academy of Physical...

Dr. Steven  Flanagan , a nationally renowned expert in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI), has worked at the Rusk Rehabilitation Institute at NYU Langone Health since 2008. He serves as the Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A former President of the American Academy of Physical...

Dr. Molly Fuentes is medical director at the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the Seattle Children's Hospital. Dr.  Fuentes is an assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Medicine. She also is a pediatric physiatrist. She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University and is a graduate of the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan. She completed her...

Dr. Molly Fuentes is medical director at the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the Seattle Children's Hospital. Dr.  Fuentes is an assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Medicine. She also is a pediatric physiatrist. She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University and is a graduate of the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan. She completed her...

Shae  Datta , MD is a Sports Neurologist with special interest in post-concussion syndrome, vestibulo-ocular dysfunction and the relation of integrative medicine on brain health. Her specific training allows for a variety of treatment modalities in the identification of mild traumatic brain injury and sideline concussion diagnosis. She has written a book chapter on the gut microbiome and its relat...

Shae Datta , MD is a Sports Neurologist with special interest in post-concussion syndrome, vestibulo-ocular dysfunction and the relation of integrative medicine on brain health. Her specific training allows for a variety of treatment modalities in the identification of mild traumatic brain injury and sideline concussion diagnosis. She has written a book chapter on the gut microbiome and its relati...

Avery  Menaker  is a senior occupational therapist at NYU Rusk Rehabilitation. She is certified as both a stroke rehabilitation specialist and a brain injury specialist. She co-leads an initiative at NYU to bring high intensity practice to patients participating in occupational therapy. Faye Bronstein is the inpatient rehabilitation clinical specialist at Rusk Rehabilitation. She is board certifie...

Dr. Andrew  Bateman has worked in clinical rehabilitation and research since 1990 as a chartered physiotherapist.  He was fascinated by the problem of patients with neurological conditions not doing what he expected. So, he went off to learn more about neuropsychology and did so by completing a PhD in Neuropsychology in 1997. He was at the National Health Service until 2019 when he left to take up...

Dr. Andrew  Bateman  has worked in clinical rehabilitation and research since 1990 as a chartered physiotherapist.  He was fascinated by the problem of patients with neurological conditions not doing what he expected. So, he went off to learn more about neuropsychology and did so by completing a PhD in Neuropsychology in 1997. He was at the National Health Service until 2019 when he left to take u...

Dr. Andrew  Bateman has worked in clinical rehabilitation and research since 1990 as a chartered physiotherapist.  He was fascinated by the problem of patients with neurological conditions not doing what he expected. So, he went off to learn more about neuropsychology and did so by completing a PhD in Neuropsychology in 1997. He was at the National Health Service until 2019 when he left to take up...

The introduction is done by Dr. Steven Flanagan,  Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health.  Sara Cuccurullo MD   is Professor and Chairman, Residency Program Director in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Medical Director, VP at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Instit...

The introduction is done by Dr. Steven Flanagan,  Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health. Sara Cuccurullo MD   is Professor and Chairman, Residency Program Director in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Medical Director, VP at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institu...

Catherine Parkin serves as Clinical Assistant Professor,  Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine , She co-authored the book,  Medical aspects of disability for the rehabilitation professionals in 2017 by the  Springer Publishing Company. Mary Regina Reilly has served as the Clinical Director of Speech Language Pathology at Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langue Health fo...

Catherine Parkin serves as Clinical Assistant Professor,  Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine , She co-authored the book,  Medical aspects of disability for the rehabilitation professionals in 2017 by the  Springer Publishing Company. Mary Regina Reilly has served as the Clinical Director of Speech Language Pathology at Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langue Health fo...

Catherine Parkin  serves as Clinical Assistant Professor,  Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine , She co-authored the book,  Medical aspects of disability for the rehabilitation professionals in 2017 by the  Springer Publishing Company. Mary Regina Reilly  has served as the Clinical Director of Speech Language Pathology at Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langue Health...

Catherine Parkin  serves as Clinical Assistant Professor,  Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine , She co-authored the book,  Medical aspects of disability for the rehabilitation professionals in 2017 by the  Springer Publishing Company. Mary Regina Reilly  has served as the Clinical Director of Speech Language Pathology at Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langue Health...

Dr. Heidi  Fusco  is an assistant professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU LANGONE Health and the Rusk Rehabilitation hospital. She is the Assistant Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Program at Rusk and the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Unit at Queens Nassau Nursing and Rehabilitation. She completed a fellowship in Brain injury Rehab in 2013 at the Rusk Institute and is board certif...

Dr. Heidi  Fusco  is an assistant professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU LANGONE Health and the Rusk Rehabilitation hospital. She is the Assistant Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Program at Rusk and the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Unit at Queens Nassau Nursing and Rehabilitation. She completed a fellowship in Brain injury Rehab in 2013 at the Rusk Institute and is board certif...

Dr. Heidi  Fusco  is an assistant professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU LANGONE Health and the Rusk Rehabilitation hospital. She is the Assistant Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Program at Rusk and the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Unit at Queens Nassau Nursing and Rehabilitation. She completed a fellowship in Brain injury Rehab in 2013 at the Rusk Institute and is board certif...

Dr. Steven  DeKosky is professor of Alzheimer's research at the University of Florida College of Medicine and Deputy Director of the McKnight Brain Institute at that institution. He also is a professor of neurology and neuroscience there. Previously, he served as vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and was chairperson of the department of neurology at the Unive...

Dr. Steven  DeKosky is professor of Alzheimer's research at the University of Florida College of Medicine and Deputy Director of the McKnight Brain Institute at that institution. He also is a professor of neurology and neuroscience there. Previously, he served as vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and was chairperson of the department of neurology at the Unive...

The introduction is done by Dr. Steven Flanagan,  Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health. His remarks ended at the 2 minute: 24 second mark. Dr. Darryl Kaelin is the Endowed Chair of Stroke and Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville. In this Grand Rounds session, he speaks about Traumatic Brain Injury and its Association with Neurodegenerative Di...

The introduction is done by Dr. Steven Flanagan, Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health.  Dr. Darryl Kaelin is the Endowed Chair of Stroke and Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville. In this Grand Rounds session, he speaks about Traumatic Brain Injury and its Association with Neurodegenerative Disorders. Part 1 Dr. Kaelin described the interestin...

Dr. Julie Silver is an associate professor and associate chairperson in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School PART 2 In Part 2, Dr. Silver began by indicating that thinking about belonging and social integration are super important. There are two bodies of literature--a retention literature and a belonging literature. Very few studies have looked at them...

Dr. Julie Silver is an associate professor and associate chairperson in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School PART 1 Her presentation is a data-driven lecture for individuals who believe in science.  A big theme in her work is to focus on tipping points that will drive change faster. An important large study reported in the journal Lancet in 2018 attracte...