Kurt Florian P. Thomas, MD

A practicing neurologist since 1987, Dr. Florian Thomas has subspecialty training and experience in spinal cord medicine, neuromuscular disorders, neurogenetics, and neuroimmunology. He is board-certified in neurology, spinal cord medicine, and neural repair and rehabilitation. He treats adults and children with ALS, MS, neuromyelitis optica, peripheral neuropathies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, hereditary neuropathies, and chronic spinal cord injury.

As Chair of Neurology and Neurosciences at Hackensack University Medical Center and Medical Director, Northern Region, Neuroscience Care Transformation Service for Hackensack Meridian Health, Dr. Thomas has been instrumental in the development of multiple neuroscience programs at the institute. He is Director of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Center of Excellence and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Center of Excellence, Co-Director of the Center for Memory Loss & Brain Health and the ALS Center, and Interim Medical Director for Stroke Rehabilitation. He is Professor and Founding Chair of Neurology, and Associate Dean of Faculty, at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. 

Dr. Thomas is dedicated to working as part of a team to provide patient-centered, comprehensive care that addresses patients’ physical and emotional needs. He strives to foster patients’ self-advocacy, resilience, engagement in one’s care, and optimal health behavior. He encourages his patients to eat a healthy diet and stay active mentally, socially, and physically.

He works closely with the National MS Society and the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation and served as the national principal investigator on the two most advanced trials for hereditary neuropathy. He also participates in multiple clinical trials on MS and stroke and spinal cord injury and has received grant funding from public and private sources. His efforts on behalf of people with MS were recognized with a congressional proclamation and the National MS Society Pathlighter Award.

Dr. Thomas was recently selected as one of Bergen Magazine’s 2022 Top Doctors. He is a board member at the American Paraplegia Society, the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation.