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Naomi Lynn Gerber

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Naomi Lynn Gerber
Gerber in 2008
Alma materTufts University School of Medicine
Scientific career
FieldsInternal medicine, rheumatology, physical medicine & rehabilitation
InstitutionsNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center
George Mason University
Inova Health System

Naomi Lynn Gerber is an American internist and physician-scientist who researches chronic illness, human movement, and the treatment of fatigue. She is a professor at George Mason University in the department of health administration and policy and director of research in the department of medicine at Fairfax Hospital Inova Health System.

Life

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Gerber completed a M.D. at the Tufts University School of Medicine.[1] From 1975 to 2005, she was chief of the rehabilitation medicine department at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.[1] She researches the "causes of functional loss and disability in chronic illness. Specifically, she studies human movement and the mechanisms and treatment of fatigue."[1]

In 2008, Gerber was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine.[2] As of 2018, Gerber is a professor at George Mason University in the department of health administration and policy and director of research in the department of medicine at Fairfax Hospital Inova Health System.[2] She is also chair of the rheumatology section at the Inova Health System and primary investigator at the Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability at George Mason University.[2] In 2018, she received the Frank H. Krusen, M.D., Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "RUSK Insights on Rehabilitation Medicine: Dr. Naomi Gerber: National Leader in PM&R Provides Insights on Functional Loss and Disability, Part 3". ruskinsights.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ a b c d "Two from NIH Rehabilitation Medicine Honored". NIH Record. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2022-10-07.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institutes of Health.