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Talya K. Fleming, MD, FAAPMR

Assoc Prof-RWJMS & HMSOM; Medical Director: Stroke Recovery Program, Post-COVID Rehabilitation Program, Aftercare Program
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Edison, NJ, United States

Talya Fleming, MD is an Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She is the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery Program, Post-COVID Rehabilitation Program, and Aftercare Programs at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Fleming is double board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Brain Injury Medicine from the American Board of Medical Specialties. She is an Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. Dr. Fleming presents her clinical research nationally and internationally on the topics of stroke rehabilitation, modified cardiac rehabilitation for stroke survivors, neurorehabilitation, post-acute transitions of care, healthcare delivery. She has been integral in the creation, design, and implementation of the JFK Johnson Stroke Recovery Program and related Stroke-HEART Trials. Dr. Fleming has been awarded the Top Doctor Spotlight as a Castle Connolly Top Black Doctors distinction, along with the Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Exceptional Women in Medicine distinction. In 2023, she was awarded the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) 2023 Distinguished Public Service, Health Equity, and Advocacy Award. In 2019, she was awarded the Association of Academic Physiatrists Excellence in Research Writing Award, for the article “Impact of a Stroke Recovery Program Integrating Modified Cardiac Rehabilitation on All-cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Performance and Functional Performance,” recognizing the best paper published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Fleming has presented at prestigious national and international conferences. She currently serves as a national committee member of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Stroke Council, and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Committee. Dr. Fleming is also a member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke ISIG-Living Well After Stroke Task Force, which promotes health management and health maintenance after stroke.

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