{"id":4839,"date":"2019-07-03T12:29:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=4839"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:46:48","slug":"johnmichael-baratta","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/johnmichael-baratta\/","title":{"rendered":"John Michael Baratta, MD, MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, 2003-2007<br \/>\nMedical School and Masters of Business Administration: Wake Forest University, 2008-2012<br \/>\nResidency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2012-2016<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<p>American Board of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stroke Rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Neurorehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Amputee Care<\/li>\n<li>Long COVID &amp; ME\/CFS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Baratta%20JM&amp;cauthor_id=26601119&amp;pos=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a> using <b>John M Baratta <\/b>as search criteria.<\/p>\n<h2>Locations<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/locations\/crc\/\">The Center for Rehabilitation Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/locations\/inpatient-rehab\/\">UNC Inpatient Rehabilitation Center<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/baratta-receives-stroke-funding\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/04\/JM-Baratta_2019-e1554165401199-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/04\/JM-Baratta_2019-e1554165401199-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/04\/JM-Baratta_2019-e1554165401199-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/baratta-receives-stroke-funding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Baratta Receives Stroke Funding\">\n                                    Baratta Receives Stroke Funding<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Congratulations to Associate Professor John M. Baratta, MD, MBA, on receiving the NCDHHS grant for the project Coordinating Resources to Enhance Stroke Transitions (CREST). This innovative project, a collaboration with the UNC Department of Neurology, aims to enhance comprehensive care during the post-acute period and improve the coordination of clinical, social, and support services for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/baratta-receives-stroke-funding\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Baratta Receives Stroke Funding\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/recovering-from-long-covid-could-be-a-long-journey\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2023\/12\/broadside.baratta-e1702662385190-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/recovering-from-long-covid-could-be-a-long-journey\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey\">\n                                    Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>WUNC&#8217;s Broadside podcast: Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey &#8211; featuring Dr Baratta from our UNC COVID Recovery Clinic.\u00a0<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/new-unc-covid-19-recovery-clinic\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2021\/03\/carolinacare-1024x576-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/new-unc-covid-19-recovery-clinic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic\">\n                                    UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>UNC PM&amp;R has led the way for the creation of the UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, a new and collaborative approach to serve the growing number of patients facing multiple health issues following their COVID-19 Infection.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/category\/news\/\">View all news<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, 2003-2007 Medical School and Masters of Business Administration: Wake Forest University, 2008-2012 Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2012-2016 Certifications American Board of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation Areas of Interest Stroke Rehabilitation Neurorehabilitation Amputee Care Long COVID &amp; ME\/CFS Publications Search for publications on PubMed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/new-unc-covid-19-recovery-clinic\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4652,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4839","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>John Michael Baratta, MD, MBA | Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"COVID-19 Rehab\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/johnmichael-baratta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John Michael Baratta, MD, MBA | Department of Physical Medicine &amp; 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