Personal profile
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Neyha Cherin is involved in resident and fellow education in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Since 2019, she has served as part of the program executive committee and the clinical competency committee for the Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital and of the executive committee for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency.
She has been a facilitator for patient navigation for medical students at the College of Medicine and a mentor in the Health Career Exploration Program since 2017 and a residency mentorship program faculty mentor at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center since 2019.
Dr. Cherin is also a regular lecturer on topics including ultrasound, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and the integration of physical medicine and rehabilitation consultations with other specialties, presenting at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital. She has also participated in Penn State Project ECHO's series on Ehlers-Danlos syndromes since 2019.
Clinical interests
In addition to her clinical practice in physical medicine and rehabilitation Dr. Neyha Cherin is part of several committees at Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, including the stroke program development meeting and the ehtics committee. At Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, she is also part of the cancer committee, the health literacy initiative committee, the utilization review/post-acute care continuum committee, the hip fracture process committee, the neuroscience clinical effectiveness committee, the readmission quality assurance committee and the stroke oversight committee.
Professional information
Member, Pennsylvania Pain Socfiety, 2019 to present
Board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2018 to 2028
Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2018 to 2021
Certification, Basic Life Support, 2018 to 2021
Member, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2017 to present
Certification, International Standards Training e-Learning Program (InSTeP), American Spinal Injury Association, 2014
Member, American Accademy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014 to present
Member, American Medical Association, 2009 to present
Research interests
Dr. Neyha Cherin's current research interests include the effectiveness of the patient navigation experience on knowledge and perception of adaptive community resources.
Education/Academic qualification
Junior Faculty Development Program, Participant, Penn State College of Medicine
2020 → 2021
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency, Case Western Reserve University
2014 → 2017
Internal Medicine, Internship, Crozer Keystone Health System - Delaware County Memorial Hospital
2013 → 2014
DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2009 → 2013
Neuroscience (minor in Chemistry), BS (magna cum laude), University of Pittsburgh
2004 → 2008
External positions
Mentor, American Academy of Physiatry
2020 → …
Peer Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Quarterly
2019 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Characterizing the content and quality of internet resources on exercise training in Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder
Dhawan, J., Sohrabipour, S., Al-Timimi, A. S., Elangeswaran, B., Choudhary, O., Kaabi, N. A., Masthan, M. I., Mina, D. S., McGillis, L., Truong, W. T., Perez, E. C., Schubart, J., Lavallee, M., Sheehan, T., Cherin, N., Mittal, N., Clarke, H., Bascom, R. & Rozenberg, D., Jun 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 6 JUNE, e0325709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the therapeutic efficacy of microcurrent therapy: a narrative review
Jonik, S., Rothka, A. J. & Cherin, N., Jan 1 2025, In: Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease. 16, 20406223251361677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prevalence of Meeting Daily Step Count Recommendations in Cardiovascular Patients With and Without Metabolic Syndrome
Gardner, A. W., Montgomery, P. S., Wang, M., Liang, M., Zhang, S., Pomilla, W. A. & Cherin, N., Jun 2025, In: American Journal of Medicine Open. 13, 100084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gabapentin withdrawal masquerading with stroke-like symptoms
Rothka, A. J., Jonik, S. & Cherin, N., Mar 2024, In: PM and R. 16, 3, p. 303-304 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Reply to: Alternative etiologies must be ruled out before gabapentin withdrawal can be blamed for stroke-like episodes
Rothka, A., Jonik, S. & Cherin, N., Feb 2024, In: PM and R. 16, 2, p. 201 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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