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William Bockenek, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health Cabarrus

WilliamLBockenekMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab Charlotte, NC

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Chair and Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, Carolinas Rehabilitation

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Summary

  • Dr. William Bockenek is a physiatrist in Charlotte, NC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast, Carolinas HealthCare System Stanly, and Atrium Health University City. He received his medical degree from University of South Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in spinal cord injury medicine.

Education & Training

  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1988 - 1991
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Wake Forest University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
  • University of South Florida College of Medicine
    University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1987 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1988 - 1993
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
  • AANEMElectrodiagnosis

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctor List Business North Carolina
  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Best Doctors in America Business North Carolina Magazine, 2013-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training and Certification in the United States  
    Bockenek, WL, JPN J Rehabil Med, 1/1/2014
  • The Development of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Milestones  
    Bockenek WL, Massagli TL, Swing SR, Fischer C, JGME, 1/1/2014
  • Comparison of coronary artery calcification scores and National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for coronary Heart disease risk assessment and treatment parad...  
    Lieberman JA, Hammond FM, Barringer TA, Norton HJ, Goff, DC, Bockenek WL, Scelza WM, JSCM, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Six-Month Clinical Trial Followed by an Open-Label Extension to Evaluate the Safety,Tolerability and Cli...
    Brooks BR, Bravver E,,Sanjak, M, et al, AAN Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/18/2015
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with Laboratory Abnormalities of Unknown Significance (LAUS)-Where Does It Begin and Where Does It End?
    Brooks BR, Bravver E, Langford V, et. al., AAN Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/18/2015
  • Serum Creatinine, a Biomarker for Muscle Mass in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Predicts Loss of Ambulation Measured by ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised Walki...
    Brooks, et al, AAN, Philadelphia ,PA, 1/30/2014
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Lectures

  • "Neurological and Functional Outcomes" (Moderator) 
    St. Louis, MO - 1/1/2014
  • Spinal Cord Injury and Co-Occurring Traumatic Brain Injury: Knowledge and Tools for Addressing Unmet Needs. 
    St. Louis, MO - 1/1/2014
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Training and Certification in the United States. 
    Tokyo, Japan - 1/13/2013
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Other

  • Therapeutic Exercise. 
    Lieberman JA, Bockenek WL, Stendig-Lindberg G, Medscape Reference
    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/324583-overview
    1/21/2014
  • "Delisa's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation:Principles and Practice; Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA" 
    Bockenek WL (Associate Editor of Frontera et al)
    1/1/2010
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 
    Shannon, PGM, Bockenek, WL, E-Medicine (emedicine.com)
    1/2/2006
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Press Mentions

  • Atrium Health Reaches Key Construction Milestone at Rehabilitation Hospital in Midtown
    Atrium Health Reaches Key Construction Milestone at Rehabilitation Hospital in MidtownAugust 4th, 2021
  • Atrium Health Breaks Ground on Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
    Atrium Health Breaks Ground on Regional Rehabilitation HospitalSeptember 25th, 2020
  • InVivo Therapeutics Announces Positive Motor Recovery Assessments in Two Patients in the INSPIRE Study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™
    InVivo Therapeutics Announces Positive Motor Recovery Assessments in Two Patients in the INSPIRE Study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™June 28th, 2017
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