Chairman's Corner

Dr. Steven Flanagan is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, and the Medical Director of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center.

He was formerly the Vice Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program.

He received his Bachelor of Science from Fairfield University in 1984 and his Medical Degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1988. He completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1992, where he served as Chief Resident during his last year of training. He joined the faculty of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in1992 and remained there till April 2008.

He has served on medical advisory boards of many national and international committees, including the Brain Trauma Foundation and the Indian Head Injury Foundation. He is the Chairman of the Brain Injury Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and served as an Examiner for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also serves as a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine and the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Flanagan has presented at scientific meetings both nationally and internationally, most notably on topics pertaining to brain injury rehabilitation. He has authored numerous chapters and publications and has participated in both federally and industry sponsored research, funded by such organizations as the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the National Institute on Aging.

February 1, 2009