The learning objectives of our research grand rounds series is to present:
- Recent advances in the diagnoses and treatments of impairments, disabilities and compromised performance associated with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, sport injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries
- Recent advances in cutting edge rehabilitation research and newer developments in rehabilitation interventions including technological advances
- Recent advances in clinical care in physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Relevant material that my provide insight into translating advances into clinical practice
- Relevant research activities in associated fields of colleagues in the UPENN, Philadelphia, and National community
- Relevant cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic factors that contribute to diversity and disparities in rehabilitation treatment and interventions
Lectures take place every other month on the third Tuesday at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Conference Room at the Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse.
2022 Presentations
- August 16, 2022: Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD: Topic: Knee Osteoarthritis: Using Biology to Optimize Exercise
- July 5, 2022: John-Ross Rizzo, MD: Topic: Assistive Technology: Where will the field of PM&R go with hi-tech apps, tools and devices?
- June 21, 2022: Pashtun Shahim, MD, PhD
Topic: Fluid and Advanced Imaging Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury and Subsequent Neurodegeneration
- February 15, 2022: David Arnold, MD
Topic: Exploring Mechanisms of Resiliency in Age-Related Neuromuscular Decline
2021 Presentations
- October 19, 2021: David Lambert, MD
Topic: Hyperbaric Oxygen: Mechanisms and Indications
- August 17, 2021: Harvey Smith, MD
Topic: Tissue engineering strategies for the treatment of the intervertebral disc
- June 15, 2021: Andrew Haig, MD
Topic: Penguins or Paraspinals? The ways research changes medicine
- April 20, 2021: Josh Baxter, PhD
Topic: The Path to Personalized Care for Achilles Tendon Injuries and the Next Few Steps
2020 Presentations
- October 20, 2020: Nidhi Seethapathi, PhD
Topic: Predictive Models of Real-World Human Movement
- August 18, 2020: Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Topic: Learning to Move with Cerebral Palsy
- June 16, 2020: Narges Rahimi, MD
Topic: Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized, clinical trial
- February 18, 2020: Chong Tae Kim, MD, PhD
Topic: Sensory Processing in Cerebral Palsy
2019 Presentations
- October 15, 2019: Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc
Topic: Sleep Disorders in Older Adults and Treatment Strategies
- June 18, 2019: George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Topic: Informatics technologies to engage patients and families in community settings
- April 16, 2019: Michael Gallaway, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Topic: Concussion and Vision - What's The Connection
- February 19, 2019: D. Kacy Cullen, PhD
Topic: Rebuilding the Nervous System Using Tissue Engineered "Living Scaffolds"
2018 Presentations
- October 16, 2018: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD
Topic: Risk factors and epidemiology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- August 21, 2018: Frank Hyland, MS, PT; Jenna Sopp, MS, OTR/L; Steve Vandenberg, PT, DPT
Topic: Concussion Rehabilitation and Sports Enhancement
- June 19, 2018: Robert Mauck, PhD
Topic: Tissue Engineering Approaches Towards the Functional Restoration of Articular Cartilage
- April 17, 2018: Ari Greis, DO
Topic: Rebranding Cannabis and Opioids. The Tale of Two Drugs in Pain Management
- March 21, 2018: Stefano Mazzoleni, PhD
Topic: Robot-assisted upper limb and gait therapy in rehabilitation setting: current evidence, combined approaches, clinical and bioengineering challenges
- February 20, 2018: Janeese Brownlow, PhD
Topic: A Psychophysiological Perspective: Neuropsychology at the Intersection of Sleep and Traumatic Stress
2017 Presentations
- December 19, 2017: Laura Prosser, PhD, PT
Topic: Using neuroplastic principles to improve learning during the recovery and development of motor control in children
- October 17, 2017: Roy Hamilton, MD, MS
Topic: Stimulating conversation: Using non-invasive neuromodulation to characterize and rehabilitate the language system
- August 15, 2017: Michelle Johnson, Phd
Topic: Toward Accessible Robot-Assisted Stroke Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries
- July 18, 2017: Emma Meagher, MD
Topic: Enabling Clinical Research at Penn
- June 20, 2017: Ellen Casey, MD and Randel Swanson
Topic: Sex Hormones in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation & Brain Reactive Autoantibodies in TBI
- April 18, 2017: Levon N. Nazarian, MD
Topic: Ultrasound guided musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- February 20, 2017: Flavia Vitale, PhD
Topic: Advanced Nanomaterials and Technologies for Sensing and Modulating Neural Circuit Dynamics