Monifa Brooks

Dr. Monifa Brooks is Kessler Institute’s senior medical officer with oversight of all medical services, as well as the hospital’s physician practice. Board-certified in both physical medicine and rehabilitation and spinal cord injury medicine, Dr. Brooks specializes in the care and treatment of individuals with spinal injuries.

Dr. Brooks also serves as the director of the residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Her research interests include spasticity management, osteoporosis, and aging-related issues in people with spinal cord injuries. Dr. Brooks has published extensively, presented at numerous conferences, and participated in grand rounds at leading hospitals nationwide.

Dr. Brooks is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the New Jersey PM&R Society, and the National Medical Association.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiological sciences, Dr. Brooks earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kessler Institute. She joined Kessler’s medical staff in 2005.