Dr. Talya Kianti Fleming, MD
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
65 James St Edison NJ, 08820About
Dr. Talya Fleming is a physiatrist practicing in Edison, NJ. Dr. Fleming is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Fleming focuses on a patient's ability to function and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons. Dr. Fleming can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease, or a disabling condition. Physiatrists often lead a team of physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physicians in a patient's treatment or prevention plan.
Dr. Fleming is the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery Program, Post-COVID Rehabilitation Program and Aftercare Program at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and is a Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Core Associate Professor at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. With her distinguished Brain Injury Medicine subspecialty certification, she is interested in the role of exercise and disability, she presents her research nationally and internationally on the topics of neurorehabilitation for stroke survivors and brain-injured persons, transitions of care, and healthcare delivery.
Education and Training
Rutgers University BA, Biological Sciences 2000
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson MS MD 2005
Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Medical Director, Aftercare Program JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute 2014 - Present
- Medical Director, Stroke Recovery Program JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute 2014 - Present
- Medical Director, Post-COVID Rehabilitation Program JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute 2020 - Present
Awards
- PM&R Public Service, Health Equity and Advocacy Award 2023 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Top Black Doctors distinction 2023 Castle Connolly
- Top Doctors in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Exceptional Women in Medicine distinction 2023 Castle Connolly
- Excellence in Research Writing Award 2020 Association of Academic Physiatrists
- Outstanding Excellence Award 2019, Stroke Recovery Program 2019 Hackensack Meridian Health
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