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Professor Emeritus
Weill Cornell Med Center
Michael W. O’Dell, M.D. is nationally and internationally recognized for his expertise in clinical care, education and research in the field of neurological rehabilitation. Dr. O’Dell served as Professor on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine from 2001-2022 and is currently Professor Emeritus at that esteemed institution. He has presented and lectured extensively on neurological rehabilitation clinical and research topics throughout the United States and Europe, as well as, South America and Asia. Dr. O’Dell has published nearly 100 scientific articles in the rehabilitation and neurological literature, more than 15 book chapters and was Co-Editor of the First Edition of Cancer Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice published in 2009. He has served on the editorial boards of both The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and published in some of most prestigious journals in the field including The Lancet, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, PM&R and Stroke.
Dr. O’Dell received his Medical Degree in 1985 from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Hospital of the University Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1989. In 1991, he completed a Fellowship in Brain Injury and Trauma Rehabilitation at Mediplex-Rehabilitation in Camden, New Jersey. Prior to his tenure at Weill Cornell, Dr. O'Dell he held several academic appointments, medical directorship and administrative positions in Rehabilitation Medicine at Northwell Health on Long Island and The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In 2022 he was recognized with the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship at Weill Cornell and the Michael W. O’Dell Mentor of the Year was initiated in the Department of Rehabilitation there.