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JOSE A. ALONSO, M.D
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» 1979-1983
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY
M.D. Degree
» 1975-1979
Columbia College, New York, NY
B.A. Degree (Summa Cum Laude)
ST GRADUATE TRAINING
» 1985-1986
Chief Resident
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
» 1984-1986
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
» 1984-1986
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
professional experience
»

1995-Present
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center
Englewood, New Jersey

»

1994-1995
Attending Physician at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

»

1983-1984
Transitional Program
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032

MEDICAL LICENSURE
» 1986
State of New Jersey - #48587
» 1984
State of New York - # 158536
BOARD CERTIFICATION
» 1987
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, # 2551
» 1984
National Board of Medical Examiners
AWARDS AND HONORS
» 1979-Present
Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University 
» 1979
Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association Scholarship
» 1975-1979
Pulitzer Scholarship, Columbia University
SPECIAL SKILLS
» Fluent in Spanish; conversant in Italian
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
» 2003-Present
Assistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
» 1995-1997
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, NJ 08854-5645 
» 1987-1994
Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine 
» 1986-1987
Instructor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032 
HOSPITAL/HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS APPOINTMENTS
» 2004-Present
Assistant Attending in Rehabilitation Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10032
» 2003-Present
Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Prospect Heights Care Center
Hackensack, NJ 07601 
» 2003-Present
Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Regent Care Center, Inc.
Hackensack, NJ 07601 
» 1996-2003
Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Westfield Center
Genesis Elder Care Network
Westfield, NJ 07090 
» 1994-1996
Assistant Attending in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
John F. Kennedy Medical Center
Edison, NJ 08818-3059 
» 1987-1994
Assistant Attending in Rehabilitation Medicine
» 1986-1987
Assistant Rehabilitation Physician
The Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10032
CLINICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
» 2003-Present
Medical Director of Subacute Rehabilitation Medicine Services
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, P.A.
Englewood, NJ 07631
» 1996-2003
Medical Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Services
Consulting physiatrist for a 60 bed subacute rehab/FETU unit and
for long term care units
Westfield Center
Genesis Elder Care Network
Westfield, NJ 07090
» 1996-2003
Member of group practice
Physiatry Management Services
3111 Route 38 #11, Suite 120
Mount Laurel, NJ 08541
» 1994-1996
Medical Director of JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Services
Geriatric Rehabilitation Services
Attending physiatrist for a 12 bed inpatient rehab unit (since 12/95)
Adult inpatient consultations
Adult outpatient consultations
Aftercare Clinic follow-ups
» 1994-1995
Medical Director of the JFK-JRI Day Rehabilitation Program
Attending physician for a 6 bed inpatient rehab unit
John F. Kennedy Medical Center
Edison, NJ 08818-3059
» 1986-1994
Medical Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Inpatient Units
Coordinator/Assistant to the Chairman of the Department of
Rehabilitation Medicine regarding issues pertaining to JCAH/CARF/State
Department of Health and other accrediting bodies
Adult inpatient and outpatient consultations
Attending physician in the Rehabilitation Medicine General Clinic and in
the Electrodiagnosis Clinic
» 1987-1994
Electrodiagnostic testing including Intraoperative CSEP monitoring
The Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10032
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
» 1994-1996
- Supervision/teaching of physiatry residents and medical students associated
with RWJ Medical School on the inpatient rehab unit, in the Day Rehab
- Program, and in the Aftercare Clinic
Lectures to physiatry residents and medical students associated with RWJ
- Medical School as part of their formal didactic program
» 1986-1994
- Supervision/teaching of physiatry residents and medical students on the inpatient rehab units, in the Rehabilitation Medicine General Clinic, in the
Electrodiagnosis Clinic, in other Rehab Specialty Clinics, and on the
Rehabilitation Medicine Consultation Service
- Lectures to physiatry residents, medical students, and PT/OT students as
part of their formal didactic program
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
- The Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 1003
HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
» 1991-1994
Vice Chairman - Inpatient Rehabilitation Medicine Patient Care Committee
» 1990-1994
Member - Inpatient Rehabilitation Medicine Expansion Committee
» 1989-1994
Member - Faculty Council of Columbia University
» 1991
Chairman of Chief Physical Therapist Search Committee
» 1986-1989
Member - Neurological Institute Patient Care Committee
» College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY 10032
» The Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10032
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
» American Medical Association
» American Academy of PM&R
»

American Congress of PM&R

PUBLICATIONS
» Hofer, B.A., Alonso, J.A., Dunn, A.L., Schoenhaus, R., Strax, T.: Day Rehabilitation Programs as Part of the Postacute Continuum. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 77:969, 1996.
» Alonso, J.A., Hoffer, B., Schoenhaus, R., Dunn, A., Strax, T.: Day Rehabilitation Programs for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Nationwide Survey Exploring Present Activities, Interests and Possibilities. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 75:2, 1996.
» Pine, Z.M., Miller, D.S., Alonso, J.A.: Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Autonomic Dysreflexia. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 70:271-273, 1991.
» Alonso, J.A., Hajdu, M., Gonzalez, E.G., Michelsen, C.B., Semedei, R.: Cortical Somatosensory Evoked Potentials: Effects of Positional Changes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 70:194-198, 1989.
» Alonso, J.A., Hajdu, M., Michelsen, C.B., Gonzalez, E.G.: Normal Variations in Lower Extremity Cortical Somatosensory Evoked Potential Parameters - Effects of Positional Changes, Side of Stimulation, and Height. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 68:650, 1987.
» Hajdu, M., Gonzalez, E.G., Keim, H., Alonso, J.A., Michelsen, C.B.: Somatosensory Evoked Potentials as an Intraoperative Measure of Lumbar Nerve Root Decompression. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 67:618, 1986.
BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS
» Alonso, J.A., Coté, L.: Biology of Aging in Humans. In: Downey, J.A., Myers, S.J., Gonzalez, E.G., Lieberman, J.S. (eds): Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation Medicine. Stoneham Butterworth-Heinemann, 689-704, 1994.

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