Willibald Nagler, M.D.

Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Cornell University Medical College
Physiatrist-in-Chief and Residency Program, Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center

Willibald Nagler, M.D., a native of Austria, received his M.D. degree in 1958 from the Medical School at the University of Vienna. He received graduate training at theHospital for Special Surgery and The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. Since 1971, he has held the position of Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Cornell University Medical College as well as Physiatrist-in-Chief and Residency Program Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Nagler is also a consultant at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a member of the Advisory Board for Rehabilitation Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery. His patients have included the late President John F. Kennedy, many famous musicians, sports figures and business leaders.

Dr. Nagler, a sought after medical authority and lecturer, has received many honors for his outstanding medical work including in 1985 an endowed Chair as the Jerome and Anne Fisher Physiatrist-in-Chief at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In 1990, he received the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine's Conrad Jobst Award for outstanding contributions in vascular research. He ist past President of the PM&R section of the Pan American Medical Association. Dr. Nagler has appeared on national television, authored numerous articels in medical journals and received acclaim for his popular book, "Dr. Nagler's Body Maintenance and Repair Book". Dr. Nagler has special interest in the non-surgical treatment of lumbar spine disorders and conducts an investigative program in the rehabilitation of burned children and of cerebral vascular disorders.

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