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9.21.09 | Bancroft Contracts Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Consultant Recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as One of the Region's "Top Docs"
Dr. Nathaniel H. Mayer, MD will provide in-service education to program staff members
Haddonfield, NJ - September 21, 2009 - Bancroft recently contracted Dr. Nathaniel H. Mayer, MD to join the Brain Injury program's professional leadership team for bi-monthly consultations. He will advise the staff members on fostering ongoing relationships with the medical community and establishing policies and written procedures that address health and rehabilitation issues and performance improvement opportunities.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Mayer has provided rehabilitation services to individuals with acquired brain injuries and has advocated for appropriate services for survivors of brain injuries at the acute and post-acute stages of their recovery. Dr. Mayer is a physiatrist and currently serves as Emeritus Director of MossRehab at Drucker Brain Injury Center as well as Emeritus Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University School of Medicine.
"Dr. Mayer joins a Bancroft team that is eager to learn from such a renowned leader in the provision of supports to people with acquired brain injuries," said Dan Keating, Vice President of Family Services and Government Relations at Bancroft. "We are always seeking to build upon our resources to ensure the care offered at Bancroft is the best it can possibly be. Dr. Mayer's addition certainly enhances our breadth of expertise."
In addition, Dr. Mayer has pioneered medical and physical treatment approaches. He started one of the first post-acute community-based day treatment programs in the world. Dr. Mayer is co-editor of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, a peer-reviewed journal that provides information on clinical management and rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injuries for the practicing professional.
About Bancroft
Founded in 1883, Bancroft NeuroHealth annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. Based in Haddonfield, NJ, Bancroft has sites in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem and Middlesex counties in New Jersey, and in Delaware. Programs include education, rehabilitation, vocational, residential, evaluation and treatment services.