Please join me in welcoming Dr. Jeffrey Hoder to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.  Dr. Hoder joins the Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty here at Duke, where his primary responsibilities will be to oversee the teaching of the adult neurologic rehabilitation content throughout the curriculum. He received both his DPT and MS degrees in Physical Therapy from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)/ now a part of Rutgers University.  Additionally, he received his clinical specialist board certification in Neurology through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in 2003 and was recertified in 2013.  Dr. Hoder has significant experience in neuro-rehabilitation that he obtained while working as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist at the Rusk Institute of New York University Medical Center, organizing their comprehensive stroke program, and at the Kessler Institute in New Jersey, where he supervised the traumatic brain injury program.  From 2006 to 2012, he was on faculty at Emory University within the Division of Physical Therapy in Atlanta teaching adult neuro-rehabilitation to their entry-level doctor of physical therapy students.  From 2012 through this year, he has been on the faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Neurology. While at VCU, he acted as the Program Director of Rehabilitation and Wellness within the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, where he was involved in the creation of the multidisciplinary center’s program from its inception.  His research interests lie in the evaluation and management of gait and balance issues for individuals with movement disorders. He is extremely excited to have the opportunity to be amongst such an esteemed faculty and to have the opportunity to return to his passion for teaching.