Drew Nagele
Biography
Dr. Drew Nagele is the Executive Director of Beechwood NeuroRehab, a Woods’ post acute, community integrated program for people who have an acquired brain-injury. Dr. Nagele is trained as a NeuroPsychologist with a 30+ year career in creating and running brain injury rehabilitation programs for children, adolescents, and adults with acquired brain injury. Prior to Woods he served as the Director of Brain Injury Services for the Center for Neurological and Neurobehavioral Health (CNNH), was Director of Rehabilitation Services at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and was Clinical Director at the Drucker Brain Injury Center at MossRehab. Dr. Nagele has provided leadership in the field of brain injury, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of America, and was the Founding President of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, where he still serves as Treasurer. He is also the Treasurer for the International Brain Injury Clubhouse Alliance (IBICA). Currently, he is Co-Chair of the National Collaborative on Children’s Brain Injury and Co-Chair of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force. He is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer and serves on the Board of Governors of the Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS). Dr. Nagele is a Clinical Professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s where he teaches doctoral and post-doctoral trainees in Neuropsychology, Neuropathology, and Cognitive Rehabilitation. He is a frequent speaker on a wide range of topics related to brain injury prevention and rehabilitation around the country. Dr. Nagele received his BS in Psychology from Ursinus College, his MA in Community Psychology from Temple University, and his PsyD in Professional Psychology from Central Michigan University. He is a Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
