About Bruce R. Hoffen, MD

Bruce R. Hoffen, M.D., grew up in the Chicago area. He attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign graduating with honors with a B.S. degree in biology. He obtained a Doctor of Medicine and received the Dean’s award for service from The Chicago Medical School. At Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood IL, he completed both his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship.

Desiring warm and sunny winters, Dr. Hoffen moved to South Florida and was a partner in a single specialty neurology group. In 1997, he relocated to Orlando and established Florida NeuroHealth, a solo neurology practice which he managed for 26 years. He has served as a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Since 2009, he has maintained a teaching affiliation as neurology assistant professor at the University of Central Florida Medical School. Moreover, he is actively involved in the American Academy of Neurology, serving on the Sports Neurology Sub-Section and Clinical Neurophysiology Sub-Section since 2011 and 2009, respectively.

Dr. Hoffen’s practice focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of headaches, memory disorders and nerve and muscle diseases. He specializes and performs Botox for headaches and EMG-NCV testing of nerves and muscles. Dr. Hoffen has extensive experience managing worker’s compensation and sports neurology cases.

Dr. Hoffen and his wife reside in Lake Mary. They have two adult daughters living outside Central Florida, whom they love to see in Orlando or travel with.