About Rusk Rehabilitation
Rusk Rehabilitation Leadership
Rusk Rehabilitation Leadership
Our Leadership
Steven R. Flanagan, MD
Chair, Rusk Rehabilitation, and Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Vincent Cavallaro, PT
Vice President, Operations, Rehabilitation and Neurology, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Jeffrey S. Fine, MD
Associate Professor, Vice Chair for NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn and Network Development
Alex Moroz, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Rusk Rehabilitation Education and Training
Catherine A. Parkin, PT, DPT, MA
Senior Director, Therapy Services
JohnRoss Rizzo, MD, PhD
Vice Chair, Equity and Innovation
Ryan C. Branski, PhD
Vice Chair, Research, and Howard A. Rusk Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Research
Yelena Sionova, MBA
Department Administrator, Rusk Rehabilitation
Lyn D. Weiss, MD
Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD
Vice Chair, Rusk Rehabilitation Clinical Operations
Our Division and Center Directors
Amit K. Bansal, DO
Clinical Director, Orthopedic and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Premal K. Bhavsar, MD
Assistant Director, Inpatient Services
Tamara Bushnik, PhD
Director, Inter-Hospital Research and Knowledge Translation
Jeffrey M. Cohen, MD
Medical Director, Medically Complex Rehabilitation
Heidi N. Fusco, MD
Assistant Director, Brain Injury Program
Gavriil Ilizarov, DO
Director, Health IT and Quality Integration, MCIT
Brian S. Im, MD
Director, Brain Injury Program
Jeffrey S. Fine, MD
Chief of Service, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Charles Kim, MD
Director, Medical Operation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spine Services
Salvador E. Portugal, MBA, DO
Medical Director, Sports Medicine Rehabilitation
Sofiya Prilik, MD
Clinical Director, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Ira G. Rashbaum, MD
Medical Director, Tension Myositis Syndrome Program
Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Our Physician Fellowship Directors
Brian S. Im, MD
Director, Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship
Salvador E. Portugal, MBA, DO
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Our Physician Residency Directors
Alex Moroz, MD, MHPE
Director, Residency Program
Surein Theivakumar, DO
Associate Program Director, Assessment
Francis J. Lopez, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director, Curriculum
Our Therapy Program Leadership
Angela M. Stolfi, PT, DPT
Director, Physical Therapy, Therapy Services, Physical Therapy Residencies and Fellowships
Mary Regina Reilly, MS, CCC-SLP
Director, Speech–Language Pathology
Robert Lindsey, MA, CRC, LHMC
Director, Vocational Rehabilitation
Our Allied Healthcare Professional Fellowship Directors
Mary Regina Reilly, MS, CCC-SLP
Director, Clinical Fellowship in Speech Pathology
Angela M. Stolfi, PT, DPT
Director, Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship
Joseph F. Rath, PhD
Director, Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Research
Our Allied Healthcare Professional Residency Directors
Angela M. Stolfi, PT, DPT
Director, Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency and Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency
Our Clinical Education Program Directors
Alex Moroz, MD, MHPE
Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation International Observership Program
Angela M. Stolfi, PT, DPT
Center Coordinator, Physical Therapy Clinical Education
Robert M. Gordon, PsyD
Director, Rehabilitation Clinical Psychology Internship
Robert Lindsey, MA, CRC, LHMC
Director, Rehabilitation Counseling Internship and Practicum Experiences
Mary Regina Reilly, MS, CCC-SLP
Director, Speech–Language Pathology Externship
Glenn Goldfinger, PT, MA
Director, Health Career Opportunities Program
Krystal Pearce, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator, Continuing Medical Education
