William L. Bockenek
Expertise in
9
conditions

Dr. William L. Bockenek

Physiatry
Atrium Health
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
1100 Blythe Blvd., 
Charlotte, NC 
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Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
36 Years of Experience
Expertise in
9
conditions
Atrium Health
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
1100 Blythe Blvd., 
Charlotte, NC 
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Overview

William Bockenek is a Physiatrist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Bockenek has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Post Polio Syndrome, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Dr. Bockenek is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of South Florida
Residency
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Physiatry
Licenses
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Medicaid
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Walgreens
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Locations

Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
1100 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203
Call: 704-355-4300

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Bockenek has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Spasticity

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

The INSPIRE Study: InVivo Study of Probable Benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold(TM) for Safety and Neurologic Recovery in Subjects With Complete Thoracic AIS A Spinal Cord Injury
The INSPIRE Study: InVivo Study of Probable Benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold(TM) for Safety and Neurologic Recovery in Subjects With Complete Thoracic AIS A Spinal Cord Injury
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 17, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

7 Total Publications

Stage of prolonged survival in ALS.
Stage of prolonged survival in ALS.
Journal: The Lancet. Neurology
Published: April 30, 2018
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
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    • Paraplegia
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    • Post Polio Syndrome
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    • Primary Lateral Sclerosis
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    • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
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    • Brown-Sequard Syndrome
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    • Pseudobulbar Affect
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    • Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
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    • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
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    • Andermann Syndrome
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    • Cerebral Palsy
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    • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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    • Concussion
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    • Dysferlinopathy
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    • Dystrophinopathy
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