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Talya K. Fleming, MD

Associate Professor, Rutgers-RWJMS & HMSOM; Medical Director-Stroke Recovery, Post-COVID, & Aftercare Programs
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health
Edison, New Jersey, United States

Dr. Talya Fleming is the Medical Director of the Stroke Recovery 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. Interested in the role of exercise and disability, she presents her research nationally and internationally on the topics of modified cardiac rehabilitation for stroke survivors, transitions of care and healthcare delivery. Dr. Fleming has received multiple grants to expand her research in stroke and neurorehabilitation. In addition, she has published multiple manuscripts and abstracts regarding stroke and neurorehabilitation, professionalism in rehabilitation medicine, Post-COVID syndrome and topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Dr. Fleming has been invited to speak at prestigious national and international conferences and is a selected member of several national strategic leadership committees addressing stroke and COVID-19. She is a member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke Interdisciplinary Stroke Interest Group - Health and Wellness Task Force which promotes health management and health maintenance after stroke. In addition, Dr. Fleming is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Multi-Disciplinary PASC (Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2) Collaborative - appointed by the Board of Governors, who prioritized and committed to a plan to address the needs of those experiencing long term health issues due to COVID-19. During its tenure, she was also a member of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Women in Academic Physiatry Presidential Task Force with the goal to examine gender bias in leadership positions in women in medicine.

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