Overview
1. General Focus and Goals of Research: Dr. Hoenig's research focuses on rehabilitation, and more specifically on assistive technology and teletechnology. Patient populations of interest include geriatric patients with diverse medical problems including stroke, spinal and/or musculoskeletal disorders.
2. Specific Approaches or Techniques: Randomized controlled trials, epidemiological studies including large data base analyses and survey research. Clinical trials include studies of the effects of motorized scooters in persons with difficulty walking, methods for providing wheelchairs, and telerehabilitation for exercise & functional mobility training in the home. Epidemiological studies and survey research have examined use of assistive technology and other coping strategies to disability.
4. Special areas of expertise/national recognition: Rehabilitation health services research, geriatric rehabilitation, assistive technology outcomes, telerehabilitation.
KEY WORDS/PHRASES: Rehabilitation, Process and Outcomes Research, Assistive Technology, Telehealth, Activities of Daily Living, Geriatrics, Disability.
2. Specific Approaches or Techniques: Randomized controlled trials, epidemiological studies including large data base analyses and survey research. Clinical trials include studies of the effects of motorized scooters in persons with difficulty walking, methods for providing wheelchairs, and telerehabilitation for exercise & functional mobility training in the home. Epidemiological studies and survey research have examined use of assistive technology and other coping strategies to disability.
4. Special areas of expertise/national recognition: Rehabilitation health services research, geriatric rehabilitation, assistive technology outcomes, telerehabilitation.
KEY WORDS/PHRASES: Rehabilitation, Process and Outcomes Research, Assistive Technology, Telehealth, Activities of Daily Living, Geriatrics, Disability.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2012 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2020 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Guiding Technology Adoption in Rehabilitation: A Framework From the Rehabilitation Technology Implementation for Promising Solutions (Rehab TIPS) Workgroup.
Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · January 2026 There is an unprecedented growth in health and rehabilitation technologies influencing service delivery. Although adopting emergent or existent technologies may add value to rehabilitation services and outcomes, clinicians face uncertainties on whether and ... Full text Link to item CiteElderly Activity Life-Space Envelopes (EASE): Development and Feasibility of a Comprehensive, Integrated Protocol for Life-Space Mobility Research in Population Health.
Journal Article JMIR Res Protoc · December 19, 2025 BACKGROUND: Life-space mobility (LSM) refers to the movement of people over time and the areas through which they move to achieve life goals of health, employment, security, and participation for active aging. OBJECTIVE: The Elderly Activity Life-Space Env ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation Context of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Preparing to Launch a New Evidence-Based Clinical Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a National Multisite Implementation Trial.
Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · October 12, 2025 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated implementation context to identify barriers and facilitators to delivering a new evidence-based clinical program, Group physical therapy (Group PT) for knee osteoarthritis, overall, and by rurality and facility complexity. DESIGN: B ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke/UNC ADAR Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029IPA - Lawrence Landerman
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014IPA - Michelle Morgan
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Los Angeles ·
1993
M.P.H.
University of Arizona ·
1985
M.D.