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Talya K. Fleming, MD (she/her/hers)

Assoc Prof: Hackensack Meridian SOM, Rutgers-RWJMS; Medical Director: Stroke Recovery Program
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health
Edison, New Jersey

Talya Fleming, MD, is an accomplished academic physiatrist who is passionate about advocating for healthcare policies and practices to improve access to care for individuals with disabilities and under-resourced communities. While maintaining dual board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Brain Injury Medicine, she serves as the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery Program, Post-COVID Rehabilitation Program, and Aftercare Programs at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, New Jersey. As an Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, she is a clinician-researcher-educator dedicated to teaching and mentoring rising healthcare professionals. She presents her innovative clinical research nationally and internationally on stroke rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, brain injury medicine, post-acute care rehabilitation, and transitions of care. She has been integral in the creation, design, and implementation of the JFK Johnson Stroke Recovery Program and related Stroke-HEART Trials from their inception. This research focuses on changing the healthcare delivery model to advance post-stroke rehabilitation for stroke survivors.

Dr. Fleming demonstrates a commitment to public service and advocacy. She serves as a member of the AAPM&R, Multi-Disciplinary PASC (Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2) Collaborative and has contributed to the development of numerous Consensus Guidance Statements related to Long-COVID, giving special attention and strategies to improve health equity. She volunteers her time and expertise engaging in community outreach and education incorporating health equity through the AAPM&R.

Beyond clinical roles, Dr. Fleming serves as a leader within the AAPM&R as the Co-Chair of the Academy’s PM&R BOLD Steering Committee, Rehabilitation Care Continuum (RCC) practice area, a new member of the AAPM&R Nominating Committee, a member of the AAPM&R Exercise As Medicine Community group, and an Associate Editor of the journal PM&R: The journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation.


No financial relationships to disclose.

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