Joel Stein, M.D.
Overview
We are proud to provide compassionate, patient-centered care for individuals with stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological disorders to make certain they receive the best rehabilitative care available.
Physiatrist-in-Chief and Chairman
Dr. Stein obtained his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, followed by a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Stein was a member of the medical staff at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston for 16 years, where he served as Chief Medical Officer from 2000 onward, and was the medical director of the stroke rehabilitation program. He also served as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
In September 2008, Dr. Stein was appointed Physiatrist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Stein’s clinical and research interests are in the area of stroke rehabilitation. He has had a particular focus on the use of exercise as a treatment, and on the use of robotic and other technologies to facilitate recovery of motor function after stroke. He has authored or coauthored two books on stroke recovery and rehabilitation for stroke survivors and their families, and edited a multi-authored medical textbook on this subject entitled “Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation.”
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
- Spasticity
- Spasticity Management
- Stroke
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College
Administrative Titles
- Chair, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Languages
- English
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- BA, 1982 Columbia University, New York, NY
- MD, 1986 Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Internship: Montefiore Medical Center
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: Montefiore / Montefiore Hospital
Board Certifications
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
2007 Partners in Excellence Award.
Awarded to the SRH Computerized Physician Order Entry Support Team for Quality Treatment and Service.
2006 Partners in Excellence Award.
Awarded to MGH/Spaulding Transition Committee by Partners Healthcare for excellence in improving operations.
1998 Partners in Excellence Award.
Awarded to the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Stroke program by Partners Healthcare for programmatic excellence.
Research
Selected Publications
- Saver JL, Duncan PW, Stein J, Cramer SC, Eng JJ, Lifshitz A, Hochberg A, Bornstein NM. EMAGINE–Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial for determining the efficacy of a frequency tuned electromagnetic field treatment in facilitating recovery within the subacute phase following ischemic stroke. Frontiers in Neurology. 2023 May 5;14:1148074.
- Leavitt VM, Tozlu C, Nelson KE, Boehme AK, Donnelly JE, Aguerre I, Spinner M, Riley CS, Stein J, Onomichi K. A randomized controlled trial of oral antipyretic treatment to reduce overheating during exercise in adults with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 2024 May;271(5):2207-15.
- Yu S, Yang J, Huang TH, Zhu J, Visco CJ, Hameed F, Stein J, Zhou X, Su H. Artificial neural network-based activities classification, gait phase estimation, and prediction. Annals of biomedical engineering. 2023 Jul;51(7):1471-84.
- Stein J, Hughes R, D'Andrea S, Therrien B, Niemi J, Krebs K, Langone L, Harry J. Stochastic resonance stimulation for upper limb rehabilitation post-stroke. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 89:697-705, 2010
- Fasoli SE, Fragala-Pinkham M, Hughes R, Hogan N, Stein J, Krebs HI. Upper limb robot-assisted therapy: A new option for children with hemiplegia. Technology and Disability 22:193-198, 2010
- Page S, Hermann VH, Levine PG, Lewis E, Stein J, Depeel J. Portable Neurorobotics for the Severely Affected Arm in Chronic Stroke: A Case Study. J Neurologic Physical Therapy 35:41-46, 2011
- Stein J, Bishop L, Gillen G, Helbok R. Robot-assisted Exercise for Hand Weakness after Stroke: A Pilot Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 90:887-894, 2011.
- Wong CW, Bishop L, Stein J. A wearable robotic knee orthosis for gait training: a case series of hemiparetic stroke survivors. Prosthetics and Orthotics International 36(1):119-126, 2012
- DePietro L, Krebs HI, Volpe, Stein J, Bever C, Mernoff S, Fasoli S, Hogan N. Learning, Not Adaptation, Characterizes Stroke Motor Recovery. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 20:48-57, 2012
- Krebs HI, DePietro L, Fasoli S, Fragala M, Hughes R, Stein J, Hogan N. Motor Learning Characterizes Habilitation of Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy. Neurorehab and Neural Repair DOI: 10.1177/1545968311433427, 26(7): 855-860, 2012.
- Bishop L, Stein J, Wong CK. Robot-aided Gait Training after Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report. J of Neurologic Phys Therapy 36(3):138-143, 2012
- Schneider JC, Trinh NT, Selleck E, Fregni F, Salles SS, Ryan CM. Stein J. The long-term impact of physical and emotional trauma: The Station nightclub fire. PLoS One 7(10):e47339, 2012. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047339
- Stein J, Clancy C, Hillinger M. Sexuality After Stroke: Patient counseling preferences. Disability and Rehabilitation 35:1842-1847, 2013
- Nguyen E, Stein J. Functional Outcomes of Adults with Left Ventricular Assist Devices Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation. PM&R 5:99-103, 2013
- Stein J, Bishop L, Stein DJ, Wong CK. Gait Training with a Robotic Leg Brace after Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 93:987-994, 2014. DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000119
- Stein J, Prvu Bettger J, Sicklick A, Hedeman R, Magdon-Ismail Z, Schwamm LH. Use of a Standardized Assessment to Predict Rehabilitation Care after Acute Stroke. Archives of PM&R 2015 Feb;96(2):210-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.07.403. Epub 2014 Aug 4.
- Kim GJ, Rivera L, Stein J. A Combined Clinic-Home Approach for Upper Limb Robotic Therapy after Stroke: A Pilot Study. Archives of PM&R 2015. 96(12):2243-2248.
- Magdon-Ismail Z, Sicklick A, Hedeman R, Bettger JP, Stein J. Selection of Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Facilities: A Survey of Discharge Planners from the Northeast Cerebrovascular Consortium (NECC) Region. Medicine (in press)