Lawrence Rehab Hospital’s Dr. Maya Therattil Honored by AAPM&R with “Distinguished Member Award”

Maya R. Therattil, MD, FAAPMR, a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist at Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital in Lawrence Twp., has been honored by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) with a “2025 Distinguished Member Award.” The stand-out physician this fall accepted the honor at AAPM&R’s Annual Assembly in Salt Lake City.

In addition to her role at Lawrence Rehab Hospital, Dr. Therattil is chair of the Department of PM&R at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. She also is the PM&R Pathway Director at Drexel University’s College of Medicine.

“Dr. Therattil – time and again – has demonstrated excellence in clinical care and provided invaluable leadership in advancing the PM&R specialty; she is well deserving of this recognition,” said Christina Albano, regional director of market development for Marquis Health Consulting Services, which supports Lawrence. “The teams at Lawrence and Marquis congratulate Dr. Therattil on this prestigious honor.”

PM&R physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons. They evaluate and treat injuries, illnesses and disability, and are experts in designing comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans to maximize function and quality of life. “AAPM&R’s annual awards recognized the nation’s best and brightest clinicians, researchers and advocates for their contribution to the physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty and leadership in the Academy,” said Dr. Charlotte H. Smith, vice president of the AAPM&R Board of Governors and chair of the 2025 Awards Committee. The AAPM&R is the national medical specialty organization representing more than 10,000 physiatrists; established in 1994, its “Distinguished Member Award” honors up to three members a year.

Located on the 40-acre Lawrence healthcare campus, Lawrence Rehab Hospital provides acute and subacute physical rehabilitation services and programs on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. The skilled nursing center has an established reputation for quality care and services; it maintains a Five-Star Quality Measures Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Lawrence campus also includes skilled nursing at The Meadows at Lawrence and Lawrence Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, and assisted living at The Terraces at Lawrence. More information on Lawrence Rehab Hospital can be found at lawrencerehabhospital.com.

Marquis Health Consulting Services provides administrative consulting services to skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities along the Eastern Seaboard. The company’s “Care, Anew” philosophy supports its mission to help clients transform industry processes, mindsets and outcomes. Marquis-serviced skilled nursing centers have access to an evolving suite of clinician-led specialty care models, signature services and comfort features – enabling innovation, compassion and purpose in every aspect of care.