Weill Cornell Medical College Faculty

Division of Rehabilitation Medicine

Full and Part Time Faculty (Weill Cornell Medical College)

• Harrison, Victoria Ida and Theo Rossi DiMontelara Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.A. 1994, Barnard College - Columbia University; M.D. 2002, New York Medical College.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/vchan
• Lin, Chi-Chang David Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Associate Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1994, University of Alabama; M.D. 1999, University of Alabama School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/cdlin
• O'Dell, Michael Wayne Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Adjunct Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.A. 1981, Franklin College of Indiana; M.D. 1985, Indiana University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/michaelodell
• Radecki, Jeffrey Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Adjunct Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.A. 2000, New York University; M.D. 2004, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/jradecki
• Stein, Joel Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Physiatrist-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Simon Baruch Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.A. 1982, Columbia University; M.D. 1986, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/jstein

Full-Time Faculty (Affiliate Hospitals and Other Institutions)

• Bobinac-Georgievski, Ana Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation. M.D. 1970, University of Zagreb School of Medicine (Croatia); M.Sc. 1973, University of Zagreb (Croatia); D.Sc. 1982, University of Zagreb School of Medicine (Croatia).
• Castellano, Vincenzo Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1996, Columbia University; M.D. 2002, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
• Cole, Joseph C. Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physician, New York Methodist Hospital. B.S. 1990, Trinity College; M.D. 1994, Tulane University School of Medicine.
• Cooke, Paul M. Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1991, Princeton University; M.D. 1995, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
• Custodio, Christian M Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. B.S. 1992, Cornell University; M.E. 1993, Cornell University; M.D. 1998, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
• Desai, Purvi N. Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Provisional Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.S. 1999, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey; M.D. 2003, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
• Elashvili, Mery Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physician, Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Center. M.D. 1977, Tbilisi State Medical University (Georgia); D.O. 1996, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Feinberg, Joseph Hunt Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Associate Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.S. 1977, Union College; M.S. 1979, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; M.D. 1983, Albany Medical College of Union University.
• Fu, Chenzhong Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physician, New York Downtown Hospital. B.M. 1982, Jiangxi Medical College (China); M.S. 1988, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences (China); Ph.D. 1992, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences (China).
• Gorga, Delia I. Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine. B.S. 1969, Columbia University; M.A. 1970, New York University; Ph.D. 1987, New York University.
• Hu, Jason Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physician, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens. B.S. 2003, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York; M.D. 2006, New York Medical College.
• Kaldis, Teresa D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Courtesy Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.A. 1991, University of Texas, Austin; M.D. 1995, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston.
• Lai, Jenny M. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.A. 1988, University of Texas, Austin; M.D. 1992, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
• Lutz, Christopher Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1991, Princeton University; M.D. 1996, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
• Lutz, Gregory E. Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Physiatrist-in-Chief, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1984, Drew University; M.D. 1988, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
• Manejias, Elizabeth Marie Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1999, Hunter College, City University of New York; M.D.(res) 2003, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
• Meng, Xiuli Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Physiatrist, New York Downtown Hospital. B.M. 1986, Bethune Medical University (China).
• Moley, Peter Julian Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine. B.A. 1989, Georgetown University; M.S. 1992, George Washington University; M.D. 1996, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
• Nguyen, Lawrence Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.S. 1997, Texas A&M University; M.D. 2001, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
• Simotas, Alexander C. Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1981, Columbia University; M.D. 1986, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
• Sokolof, Jonas M. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine. B.S. 1996, State University of New York at Albany; D.O. 2003, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Solomon, Jennifer Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.S. 1995, Union College; M.D. 1999, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
• Stampas, Argyrios Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physician, Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Center. B.S. 1999, State University of New York at Binghamton; M.D. 2005, State University of New York Upstate Medical University.
• Stubblefield, Michael D. Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Staff, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. A.B. 1992, Brown University; M.D. 1996, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
• Venkatachalam, Loganathan Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Specialist, Hamad Medical Corporation. M.B.,B.S. 1980, Kilpauk Medical College, Madras University (India).
• Wafaa, Alyazeedi Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation. B.Sc. 1992, Arabian Gulf University, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Bahrain); M.D. 1997, Arabian Gulf University, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Bahrain).

Emeritus, Voluntary, Adjunct, and Other Faculty

• Babiy, Marina Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.A. 1997, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; M.D. 2001, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
• Bartels, Mathew N. Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Associate Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. M.D. 1989, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; M.P.H. 1989, Columbia University, School of Public Health.
• Chantasi, Kenny Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine (Courtesy).
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.S. 2000, Fairleigh Dickinson University; D.O. 2006, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Clearman, Rebecca Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Courtesy Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.S. 1979, University of Texas, Austin; M.D. 1984, Baylor College of Medicine.
• Garrison, Susan Janette Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital. B.S. 1974, University of South Carolina; M.D. 1979, Medical University of South Carolina.
• Geiger, Stephen Gerard Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.A. 1988, University of Virginia; M.D. 1993, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
• Gross, Jeffrey Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1979, Vanderbilt University; B.S. 1979, Vanderbilt University; M.D.(res) 1984, University of Miami School of Medicine.
• Ingber, Reuben S. Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1976, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; M.D. 1980, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
• Kim, Heakyung Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.M. 1984, Ewha Women's University College of Medicine (Republic of Korea).
• Lachmann, Elisabeth Amanda Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Associate Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. A.B. 1983, Bryn Mawr College; M.D. 1987, Medical College of Pennsylvania.
• Mesnick, Neal Adam Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1991, State University of New York at Albany; M.A. 1993, Touro College; M.D. 1997, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine (Israel).
• Nagler, Willibald Professor Emeritus of Rehabilitation Medicine. M.D. 1958, University of Vienna Faculty of Medicine (Austria).
• Pechman, Karen Miller Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Attending Staff, Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Center. B.A. 1980, Boston University; M.D. 1980, Boston University School of Medicine.
• Pirraglia, Maria V. Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1988, State University of New York at Albany; M.D. 1993, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
• Podhorodecki, Areta Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. M.B.,B.S. 1980, University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine (Australia).
• Root, Barry Clifford Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.A. 1977, Case Western Reserve University; M.D. 1984, Ohio State University College of Medicine.
• Smith, Clark Charles Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.S. 2002, Duke University; M.P.H. 2002, Tulane University; M.D. 2006, Tulane University School of Medicine.
• Sorkin, Lyssa Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine (Courtesy).
  Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.S. 2003, Emory University; M.D. 2007, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
• Strauss, Nancy E. Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. B.S. 1984, Adelphi University; M.D. 1988, State University of New York Upstate Medical University.
• Thibault, Melissa Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Attending Physician, Cayuga Medical Center of Ithaca. B.A. 1994, Dartmouth College; M.S. 1996, Dartmouth College; M.D. 2000, Dartmouth Medical School.
• Toglia, Joan Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Professional Associate, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1980, New York University; M.A. 1989, Columbia University; M.Phil. 2002, Columbia University, Teachers College; Ph.D. 2004, Columbia University, Teachers College.
• Vad, Vijay Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery. B.S. 1988, University of Oklahoma; M.D. 1992, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
• Visco, Christopher J. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
  Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. M.D. 2004, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
• Warfel, Benjamin S., II Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1985, Bucknell University; M.D. 1989, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.
• Weiss, Elise H. Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. B.S. 1999, Cornell University; M.D. 2003, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
• Wilkins, Allen N. Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation Medicine. B.S. 1987, Fordham University; M.D. 2002, Brown University School of Medicine.