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Erika L. Trovato, DO, MS (she/her/hers)

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Brain Injury Medicine Attending Physician
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Erika L. Trovato, DO, is Associate Chief Medical Officer at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program. She is also Program Director of the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship and Director of the Brain Injury Program at Burke. Dr. Trovato is Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on clinical care and advocacy for patients who have sustained a brain injury.

Dr. Trovato’s research interests include sleep dysfunction after brain injury and the development of quality-improvement projects to enhance and improve the patient experience while completing their rehabilitation course. Dr. Trovato is also interested in promoting women in medicine and brining attention to the unique situations affecting female physicians. Dr. Trovato has also worked as part of a Covid-19 consortium focusing on rehabilitation outcomes and the future direction of rehabilitation in the recovery of patients who have acquired Covid-19.

Dr. Trovato is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a member of several professional societies, including the North American Brain Injury Society, the Association of Academic Physiatrists and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2019 she received the Rising Stars – 40 Under 40 award from The Business Council of Westchester and in 2023 she completed the 3-year Program for Academic Leadership through the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

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