Dr. Ryan Hafner, MD

02/15/2025

The experiences and moments that our patients share in our Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Rehab Pavilion is nothing short of extraordinary.

02/15/2025

So grateful to be invited several times to be a key speaker for regional therapists at CEU conferences hosted by Neubility Rehabilitation & Wellness — educating and advocating for stroke recovery and spasticity management to elevate the level of care in the Tampa Bay region and the entire Southeast!

09/01/2023

Speaking of labor… it’s one thing to say that you work as part of a top nationally-ranked group. The icing on the cake? We love being here too.

Forbes recently ranked the top employers in Florida based on thousands of responses… SMH was the only Florida-based employer to make it in the Top 10!

Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone!

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08/08/2023

Driving into work one day and looking up like, “wait, I think I know that guy!!”

Link to podcast —> https://youtu.be/FtjzmKa9Q0s

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08/05/2023

Excited and honored to see our group at Sarasota Memorial Hospital moving up and ranked #31 in the entire nation! But the work has only just begun — time to take it to the next level. Lots to come in the pipeline. 💪🏻💪🏻

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SARASOTA (Aug. 1, 2023) – Today, U.S. News & World Report recognized Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) among the nation’s top hospitals for 20 medical specialties, procedures and conditions, including two specialties ranked high enough to make the “50 Best Hospitals” list. Of nearly 5,000 U.S...

06/06/2023

This makes me so happy. After my team received an educational research grant by Jefferson Health – Einstein a few years ago to start evaluating the use of 3D printing in ankle-foot orthotics at MossRehab, the study has truly blossomed under the direction of Brendan Mullen MD, Mukul Talaty PhD, and Ning Cao MD. I wish I could be there with them at ISPRM Cartagena 2023 to witness and celebrate these accomplishments. Bravo!!

(Seen pictured is our first prototype ever... of my leg, fun fact… we’ve come a long way!)

06/03/2023

Makin’ ice balls on a Saturday! So thankful to attend Pacira BioSciences, Inc. workshop on cryoneurolysis with the iovera° device at their HQ — right down the street from us in Tampa! Cannot wait to make the cross-country trip out to Victoria / Vancouver, British Columbia to work with Dr. Paul Winston in a week and experience first-hand how we can evolve the treatment of spasticity and neurologic impairments using this device.



Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | First Physicians Group | Association of Academic Physiatrists | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)

06/01/2023

Do what you love and love what you do.

The Psoas Major is the most fascinating muscle to me. It helps provide critical spinal support while also allowing you to lean to the side and flex your hip. Consequently, it is also often involved in musculoskeletal and neurologic-based pathologies.

By the way, do you know what the Psoas Major muscle of the cow is? The filet mignon. Exactly. (Shoutout to Dr. Alex Bajorek for that one!)

Happy Thursday, everyone!



Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | First Physicians Group | Association of Academic Physiatrists | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)

05/20/2023

I was ecstatic and beyond honored to be invited to give an in-depth lecture on hypertonia and spasticity management to 150+ OTs, PTs, orthotists, nurses and other allied health professionals from around the entire Tampa Bay metro area at the Westcoast Brace & Limb 2023 Advanced Solutions in Adult Orthotic & Prosthetic Care today in Tampa. Fantastic networking and awesome inter-disciplinary brainstorming. Standing on the shoulders of giants, we are committed to help elevate the standard of neurorehabilitation and recovery for patients in Florida and beyond. Thank you, WCBL!

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | First Physicians Group | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) | Association of Academic Physiatrists

05/16/2023

Meet the Doc! Kudos to First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and their stellar Media Relations & Marketing teams on providing patients with real, genuine introductions to their physicians.

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First Physicians Group Physiatrist, Ryan Hafner, MD, specializes in Neuro rehab and spasticity. He says he loves to see his patients improve and live the liv...

05/12/2023

Extra, extra, read all about it!

Thrilled to develop this first-of-its-kind comprehensive neuro-recovery clinic in the Tampa Bay metro area for Floridians, snowbirds, and more with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

FPG welcomes Ryan Hafner, MD, a physician who is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and focuses on inpatient treatment.