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Jennie Valles, MD

Specialties:

Neurological Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation Medicine, and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
  • Inpatient Physician

Jennie Valles, M.D. currently serves as an Attending Neurologist and Medical Director of Informatics at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Valles began her tenure at Burke in 2014 as a fellow in the Neurorehabilitation Fellowship Program, a two-year fellowship program that trains physicians in the sub-acute and long-term care of patients with neurological disorders. Before beginning her fellowship at Burke, Dr. Valles completed her neurology residency at New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY, where she also served as chief resident.  Additionally, she earned an Advanced Certificate in Clinical and Translational Investigation from Weill Cornell Medical College.  Dr. Valles received her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten and her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. 

Dr. Valles is a member of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Valles has lectured on a number of topics related to neurorehabiliation, including stroke rehabilitation, neurocognitive disorders, and medical complications of spinal cord injury. She has also given a number of talks about language disorders after stroke.  Dr. Valles has facilitated or been a co-investigator in a number of stroke rehabilitation clinical trials throughout her career to promote advancements in the field of neurorehabilitation.   

Locations

  • Burke Hospital

    785 Mamaroneck Avenue Building 7 White Plains, NY 10605

    Main: 914-597-2500

Profile

Gender:

Female

Languages:

English

Areas of Interest

Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Peripheral Neuropathy, Movement Disorders

Experience

Year began practicing: 2016

Year joined staff: 2016

Year began practicing in specialty: 2016

Education

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, BA 2006-2010, The American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten, Medical Degree

Residency

2011-2014, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York (Served as chief resident), Neurology Resident

Fellowship

2014-2016, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, New York, Neurorehabilitation

Internships

2010-2011, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College

Publications

Zumbansen, A., Kneifel, H., [et al, including Valles, J.], … Thiel, A. Differential effects of speech and language therapy and rTMS in chronic versus subacute post-stroke aphasia. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2022 Apr;36(4-5):306-316.

Zumbansen, A., Black, S. E., [et al, including Valles, J.], … Thiel, A. (2020). Non-invasive brain stimulation as add-on therapy for subacute post-stroke aphasia: a randomized trial (NORTHSTAR). Eur Stroke J. 2020 Dec;5(4):402-413.

Valles J., Fekete R. Gradenigo syndrome: Unusual consequence of otitis media. Case Rep Neurol 2014;6:197-201.

Valles J., Brown A., Zeman, R., Li, J. Laser Doppler Perfusion Imaging in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Study of Neurovascular Dysfunction. Muscle Nerve. 2013;48(4):684.

Vadivelu, S., Tomlinson, K., Valles, J., Hundert, M., Bagdonas, R., Eisenberg, M. Acute anti-emetic withdrawal associated with a hemorrhagic cerebellar arteriovenous malformation. J ClinNeurosci. 2010; 17(8); 1061-3.

Presentations

Valles, J., Mohamed, H. Examining Functional Outcomes in Patients with Spinal Cord Infarction of Various Etiologies: A Retrospective Chart Review. Presented at the European Stroke Organisation & World Stroke Organisation Conference in November 2020.

Mohamed, H., Valles, J., Dominick, E. Underdiagnosed Traumatic Brain Injury in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients Admitted to Acute Rehab. Presented at the International Brain Injury Association Conference in April 2017.

Valles, J., Kennedy, J., Elashvili, M., Dohle, C. Memantine Treatment for Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Case Control Study. Presented at annual AAN meeting in April 2015

Invited Professional Talks

Invited Speaker. “Overview of the Spectrum of Stroke Rehabilitation.” 1st Annual Stroke Symposium. Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT. May 2022.

Invited Speaker. “Stroke Rehabilitation.” 11th Annual Stroke Symposium. Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY. May 2019.

Grand Rounds Speaker. “Neurorehabilitation for Stroke.” Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery. Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. Oct 2018.

Keynote Speaker and Panelist. “Alzheimer’s Disease.” Millennials Against Alzheimer’s Symposium. Sponsored by Alzheimer’s Association of Hudson Valley at Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY. April 2018.

Board Certification

  • Advanced Certificate in Clinical and Translational Investigation, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York

Professional Memberships

  • Member, American Society of Neurorehabilitation
  • Member, American Academy of Neurology

Approach to Care

Neurological rehabilitation is a unique field within neurology, challenging but rewarding. It is an interdisciplinary process that utilizes collaboration between the patient, their caregivers, and the rehabilitation team with the goal of attaining or maintaining functional independence and freedom.