Edward A. Eckenhoff

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Edward A. Eckenhoff is founder and president of the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. U.S. News & World Report consistently rates NRH among "America's Best Hospitals." Formerly, Eckenhoff was vice president and administrator of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Since the National Rehabilitation Hospital opened in 1986, Eckenhoff has overseen its evolution into the NRH Medical Rehabilitation Network, which operates in 34 locations and serves thousands of patients with disabilities ranging from spinal cord injuries to traumatic brain injury, stroke, arthritis, amputation, and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. The staff numbers more than 1,000, including over 200 physicians.

In 1988, Eckenhoff was awarded the Citation of a Layman for Distinguished Service, the highest honor bestowed on a non-physician by the American Medical Association. In 1989, Mr. Eckenhoff was named "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine.

Eckenhoff holds a bachelor of arts degree from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, a master's degree in education from the University of Kentucky, and a master's degree in health care administration from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.