In Memoriam

Biography

In 1984 Dr. Bruno organized and was the Chairperson of the International Post-Polio Task Force, which promotes PPS research, education and treatment in more than 25 countries.

• In 1989 Dr. Bruno left the College of Physicians & Surgeons for the opportunity to create and direct the Post-Polio Rehabilitation and Research Service at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. It was the world’s first center for the study and comprehensive treatment of PPS.

• From 1998 until 2010, Dr. Bruno directed The Post-Polio Institute he established at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. There, he continued his PPS research and continued the comprehensive PPS treatment program for polio survivors with his team: a physiatrist, occupational, physical and speech therapists, a nutritionist and an orthotist.

• Since beginning his work in 1982, Dr. Bruno has studied, evaluated and treated more than 7,000 polio survivors. 

• In 2002, Time Warner published Dr. Bruno’s The Polio Paradox, which is often referred to as “the polio survivor’s bible”. 

• In 1987 and 2003, he was responsible for drafting and the release of Social Security regulations governing PPS. 

• In 2018, Dr. Bruno coordinated with the PA Polio Survivor’s Network to publish the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS

  • This work contains all of Dr. Bruno’s journal articles, monographs, commentaries, books and videos.

• Dr. Bruno remained the Director of The International Centre for Polio Education until his death in 2024.

Awards:

• Dr. Bruno received the New Jersey Pride Award in Health and the Doctor of Humanics degree, honoris causa, from Springfield College. 

• Dr. Bruno was selected to present the 45th John Stanley Coulter Lecture to the annual meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. 

• In 2006, Dr. Bruno was recognized by the US House of Representatives as a “tireless worker on behalf of those suffering the after effects of polio.”

Books:

The Polio Paradox: Available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Polio Paradox Video/Podcast: Available for download here.

How to Stop Being Vampire Bait: Available for download here.

Polio Survivor’s Handbook: Available for download here.

Dr. Bruno's Website: postpolioinfo.com