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Adam Stein, MD

Chair and Professor
Northwell Health

Adam Stein, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell. He is the clinical leader of the Rehabilitation Service Line at Northwell Health.
Dr. Stein completed his medical degree in 1987 at New York University School of Medicine. His residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation took place at New York University School of Medicine-Rusk Rehabilitation.
After residency, Dr. Stein joined the faculty at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; he remained at Mount Sinai until 2008. At Mount Sinai, Dr. Stein directed the Spinal Cord Injury Unit and created the department’s program for ventilator dependent individuals. He served as the Residency Program Director for the Residency Training Programs in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Dr. Stein coordinated all educational programs provided by the Department to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and was able to incorporate Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation into each of the four years of the medical school’s curriculum; a rarity in United States Medical Schools at the time.
Dr. Stein began his chairmanship in July, 2008. In this capacity, he oversees the delivery of rehabilitation services for Northwell Health. Dr. Stein also facilitates the education of medical students at Zucker School of Medicine. Further, he is a member of the Student Advancement Committee, a core member of the Communication Faculty, and a family head.
A nationally recognized expert in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and physiatric Medical Education, Dr. Stein served as President of the Association of Academic Physiatrists and as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Spinal Injury Association. He now chairs the New York Spinal Cord Injury Research Board.

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