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Helen Marie Hoenig

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
Rehab SVC (117), VA Med Ctr, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705

Research Interests


Dr. Hoenig's research career centered on geriatric rehabilitation, and included use of technology to ameliorate disability, improving access to care via telerehabilitation, health services research for intervention to prevent or ameliorate disability for veterans with diverse conditions, and developing key conceptual models to guide rehabilitation practices. She led work diverse novel approaches to care across the Veterans Health System, including the development and implementation of the VA Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders Registry and the Asynchronous Telehealth My VA Images mobile app. Dr. Hoenig is Deputy Editor for the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Selected Grants


Duke/UNC ADAR Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

IPA - Lawrence Landerman

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

IPA - Michelle Morgan

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

IPA- Michelle Morgan

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2012 - 2013

IPA - Celia Hybels

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2012 - 2013

IPA - Celia Hybels

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2013

IPA - Michelle Schroder

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2010 - 2011

IPA for Nanyamka Williams Prevalence, management and outcomes of extra spinal fractures in SCI

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center · 2009 - 2010

External Relationships


  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Veterans Health Administration

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