Francois Bethoux, MD

Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Francois Bethoux, MD, physiatrist, currently serves as Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute. He is also director of rehabilitation services at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research, and medical director of the Arts and Medicine Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of MS Care since 2014. Dr. Bethoux received his medical degree from Claude Bernard University, in Lyon France, and a Doctorate in Life Sciences from Jean Monnet University in Saint Etienne, France. After his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he completed a research fellowship in the Functional Electrical Stimulation Center at MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and a clinical neuroimmunology fellowship at the Mellen Center. Dr. Bethoux’s research interests include neurorehabilitation, spasticity management, and interventions (including therapeutic arts) to improve walking in persons with MS and other central nervous system disorders.

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Presentation(s):

• Bridging Care Gaps with Music-Based Digital Interventions: Evidence in Stroke,Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson Disease

  Tuesday, November 8, 2022
  2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

• The Effects of High-Rate Stationary Cycling on Locomotor Function in Persons With Stroke

  Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  4:45 PM – 6:00 PM