UNIVERSITY of MEDICINE and DENTISTRY of NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT of PHYSICAL MEDICINE and REHABILITATION
MENTOR CHART
Policy 40-80-00
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Adler, Uri, M.D.
uadler@kessler-rehab.com
Current IRB Approved
Projects
None
Human Antibodies to the 1918
Pandemic Influenza Virus.
Altschuler, Eric, M.D., Ph.D.
Eric.Altschuler@umdnj.edu
Psychophysics of the Visual
Perceptual Binding Problem.
Areas of Research Interest
Stroke (spasticity and swallowing disorder)
Research Grants
None
Rehabilitation of hemiparesis and other deficits
after stroke.
Basic and Clinically Applied Cognitive
Neuroscience.
None
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) associated
Autonomic Dysfunction in Spinal
inflammatory diseases.
Muscular Atrophy. (JR Bach,
M.D., PI).
History of medicine and medicine in literature.
Averill, Allison, M.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation East
(973) 414-4773
aaverill@kessler-rehab.com
Work In Progress - 2007
The effect of acupuncture on patients who have
sustained a neurological injury
None
None
Enhancing neurological recovery after BI and
Stroke
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MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Biomechanics of risk factors and treatment
methods for knee osteoarthritis
Barrance, Peter, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
(973) 324-3550
pbarrance@kmrrec.org
Pathological tibiofemoral
positioning and cartilage contact
in the ACL deficient knee
Biomechanical modeling using static and dynamic
Subcontract in University of
medical imaging data (e.g. MRI)
Delaware NIH Program Grant (P
series). Project: Risk Factors for
Biomechanical testing of joints and orthopaedic
Progression of Osteoarthritis of the
devices
Knee
Neuromuscular control differences associated with
knee pathology
Levetiracetam (Keppra) to
Improve chronic Aphasia in PostStroke Patients
Barrett, Anna, M.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
(973) 324-3563
abarrett@kmrrec.org
Brooks, Monifa, M.D.
Kessler West
MOBrooks@kessler-rehab.com
Visual Distraction in Near & Far
Extrapersonal Space
Levetiracetam (Keppra) to Improve
chronic Aphasia in Post-Stroke
Patients (UCB Pharma, Inc.)
Stroke Rehabilitation, Cognitive Neurology, and
Theoretically-based Cognitive Rehabilitation
Aricept Plus A Behavioral
Strategy to Improve Functional
Tasks in Vascular Dementia
24 hour Blood Pressure and
Vascular Control in Persons
with Spinal Cord Injury
Spatial Neglect & Bias in Near & Far
Space (NIH/NINDS, KO2)
Aricept Plus A Behavioral Strategy
to Improve Functional Tasks in
Vascular Dementia (Eisai Inc./Pfizer,
Inc.)
Spinal Cord Injury
Dual Diagnosis
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None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Chen, Boqing, M.D., Ph.D.
boqing_chen@yahoo.com
Current IRB Approved
Projects
In preparation for a Spine
fellowship for 2007
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Innovational Spine Procedures for Pain
management, acupuncture and musculoskeletal
medicine, musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound
in clinical practice
None
Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Cerebral Palsy,
and Spasticity
FES study is grant-supported but Dr.
Castello is PI.
“Effects of SCUBA diving on the
pulmonary function of individuals
with disabilities"
Cheng, JenFu, M.D.
Children's Specialized Hospital
JCheng@childrens-specialized.org
Chiaravalloti, Nancy Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
(973) 530-3640
nchiaravalloti@kmrrec.org
"Effects of functional electrical
stimulation bicycle ergometry on
the bone density of children with
spinal cord dysfunction"
"Alcohol nerve blocks versus
botox injections for spasticity of
the hamstrings and gastrocnemius
muscles of children with diplegic
cerebral palsy"
ETOH vs. Botox study is not very
active but is an IRB-approved
study
Modafinil for Improving New
Memory and new learning
Learning and Memory in Multiple
Sclerosis
Working memory
A Functional Application of the
Generation Effect in
Rehabilitation
Working Memory in MS: Using
fMRI to Identify the Deficit
Functional MRI
Multiple Sclerosis
Traumatic Brain Injury
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Working Memory in MS: Using
fMRI to Identify the Deficit (NMSS)
National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development. RO1.
Improving learning in MS: A
Randomized clinical trial” (NICHD,
RO1)
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Improving learning in MS: A
Randomized clinical trial
DeLisa, Joel, A., M.D., M.S.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6805
jdelisa@kmrrec.org
UMDNJ – University Hospital
(973) 972-4394
Rehabilitation outcome studies
None
Physiatric education - undergraduate, graduate and None
continuing medical education
Health services delivery research
Evaluation of clinical competency
Quality Improvement
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Research Grants
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Human Associative learning (ACoA)
MS Fellowship in
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
(NMSS)
Actual Reality: Advancing
functional Assessment for
Individuals with MS
Human Associative learning
DeLuca, John, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 530-3630
jdeluca@kmrrec.org
Cognitive Dysfunction as a Function of
Localization of Cerebral Aneurysm
Cognitive effects of multiple sclerosis
Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(NIRS) and assessing cognition
Working Memory
in TBI & MS
Working Memory in MS: Using
fMRI to Identify the Deficit
Improving learning in MS: A
Randomized clinical trial
Functional Outcome Following TBI: Prognostic
Indicators
Functional Neuroimaging following TBI & MS
Advanced Multidisciplinary Training
Program in Rehabilitation Outcomes
Research (NIDRR)
Actual Reality: Advancing functional
Assessment for Individuals with MS
(NMSS)
Cerebral Blood Flow and BOLD
Changes in TBI using fMRI (NMSS)
Helmet for functional neuroimaging
studies (NIH)
Working memory in MS: Using fMRI
to identify the deficit (NMSS)
Improving new learning in MS: A
randomized clinical trial (NIH).
Using fMRI to Identify Encoding
Deficits in TBI (NIH)
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MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Diamond, Martin, M.D.
Children’s Specialized Hospital
None
(908) 301-5416
mdiamond@childrens-specialized.org
Areas of Research Interest
Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity Management
Dystonia Management
Neuromuscular Conditions
Research Grants
None
Acupuncture for the Treatment of
Shoulder Pain in Spinal Cord
Injury
Pharmacological Management of
Dyslipidemia in Persons with
Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
Dyson-Hudson, Trevor, M.D.
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Research
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Corporation
(KMRREC)
1199 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
tdysonhudson@kmrrec.org
(800) 248-3221, ext. 2259
Changes in Shoulder Pain
Intensity During Upper Limb
Exercise
Collaboration on Upper Limb
Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
(CULP-SCI) (Co-investigator)
Secondary medical conditions in spinal cord
injury
Shoulder Pain
Musculoskeletal examination of the upper
limb
Acupuncture
Consistency of Silent Autonomic
Dysreflexia During the Bowel
SCI outreach and education
Program in Persons with Spinal
Cord Injury (Co-investigator)
The Effect of Oral FampridineSR on Pulmonary Function in
Subjects With Chronic
Tetraplegia (Co-Investigator)
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Acupuncture for the Treatment of
Chronic Shoulder Pain in Spinal
Cord Injury (New Jersey
Commission for Spinal Cord
Research)
Pharmacological Management of
Dyslipidemia in Persons with
Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
(NIDRR)
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Assessment of postural control on
a moving platform
Evaluation of ankle stiffness to
joint perturbations
Edwards, Thomas, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 324-3539
tedwards@kmrrec.org
Elovic, Elie, M.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6995
eelovic@kmrrec.org
Patterns of Motion during Control
of Postural Stability
Falls, balance, and postural control
Evaluation of an Intelligent
Patient Lift and Transfer Device
Biomedical modeling
Spine mechanics
Development of refined patient handling
techniques
Development of an Intelligent Patient
Lift and Transfer Device (NIDRR)
Advanced Rehabilitation Research
Training (ARRT) Center on
Neuro-musculoskeletal
Rehabilitation (NIDRR, Dr. Sue
Ann Sisto, co-Principal
Investigator)
Measuring Fatigue in Acquired
Brain Injury
Use of Botulinum toxin in spasticity management Patient Registry Outcomes in
following Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Spasticity - ProsCare
Exploration of the Relationship
Between Fatigue and Endocrine
Abnormalities after Traumatic
Brain Injury
Neuropharmacology
Efficacy of Pharmacological
Treatment of Working Memory
Relationship between hormone abnormality and
fatigue and depression after TBI
The Effect of Botulinum Toxin A
BOTOX® on Balance and
Community Ambulation in
Spastic Hemiplegic Patients
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation in the study of
The relationship between fatigue
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MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Impairment after Traumatic Brain brain function
Injury: Evaluation with fMRI.
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation to evaluate
Functional Quantification of the changes in the corticospinal pathwasy after
Benefit of Chemoneurolytic
spasticity and rehabilitation interventions
Intervention in the Management
of Acquired Brain Injury Related
Spasticity
and endocrine abnormalities
following traumatic brain injury
Evaluating the Effect of
Chemoneurolytic Intervention on
Balance and Performance of a
ADA Modeled Obstacle Course
in Spastic Hemiplegic Patients,
on Open Label Trial
Portable low-cost glove for
functional hand measures
Portable Low-Cost Glove for
Functional Hand Measures
The Validation of a New Method
to evaluate the Effects of
Chemoneurolytic Intervention on
Balance and Community
Ambulation in Spastic
Hemiplegic Patients: An Open
Label Trial
PROS (Patient Registry
Outcomes in Spasticity) Care
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Efficacy of pharmacological
treatment of working memory
impairment after traumatic brain
injury: Evaluation with fMRI
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Fantasia, Michele, M.D.
Children’s Specialized Hospital
None
(908) 301-5416
mfantasia@childrens-specialized.org
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Cerebral Palsy
Spinal cord dysfunction/injury
None
Botox for spasticity
Findley, Thomas W. M.D., Ph.D.
East Orange VAMC
Thomas.Findley@med.va.gov
Forrest, Gail, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-2184
gforrest@kmrrec.org
Clinical Changes After
Structural Integration (Rolfing)
Muscle Stiffness and Postural Alternative Medicine (Rolfing)
Stability
International Conference on Fascia Research
(www.fascia2007.com)
Stroke Prevention, Incidence
and Outcomes in Veterans with Health services research
Diabetes
Posture and Balance
Mathematical modeling
Health Care Utilization in
Spinal Cord Injury –Effects of
Diabetes
1. Physiological and Performance
Improvement of function and mobility for
Effects of Locomotion Training
using Body Weight Support on a Individuals with Spinal Cord, Traumatic Brain
Injury and Stroke
Treadmill (BWST) and Manual
Assistance in Incomplete SCI
Mathematical modeling the arm, and/or leg to
determine intersegmental dynamics.
2. Stand Retraining (SRT) and
Functional Electrical Stimulation
Understanding and improving balance mechanisms
(FES) for SCI
for balance impaired populations such as
individuals with traumatic brain injury.
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PI on Body Weight Supported
Walking in Incomplete SCI: New
Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord
Research
Collaboration on Upper Limb Pain in
Spinal Cord Injury; Boninger, M.L.
is PI and Sisto, S.A., (KMRREC) is
Co-Director; NIDRR
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
3. Christopher and Dana Reeve
Foundation NeuroRecovery
Network (CRF-NRN) database
for Functional, Health, and
Quality of Life Improvements
after spinal cord injury
Low back pain, including coccydynia (coccyx
pain, tailbone pain)
Foye, Patrick, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical
School, Newark
(973) 972-2802
foyepm@umdnj.edu
Interventional Pain Management
Electromyography and Nerve Studies
None
Innovations in medical education for students and
residents
Workers compensation outcomes
Various musculoskeletal topics
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Multiple Research Grants-Details
available upon request
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Gans, Bruce, M.D.
CMO:
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Professor of PM&R: UMDNJ-NJMS
1199 Pleasant Valley Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 324-3658
bgans@kessler-rehab.com
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Health Care Administration
Health Delivery Systems
Quality Improvement
None
Spasticity Management With Phenol Nerve Blocks None
Applications Of Technology To The Human
Condition
Laser Phototherapy
Garstang, Susan, M.D.
UMDNJ/NJMS
ADMC 1, Room 101
(973) 972-4478
garstangsv@umdnj.edu
None
Education – Learning Styles, Adult Learning, and
Self-Assessment
None
Infectious Disease Issues in SCI/D Patients
Medical Management in Chronic SCI/D Patients
Gill, Carol, M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs New
Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange VAMC
carol.gill2@med.va.gov
Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers in
the SCI Patient Population
None
The Use of Telemedicine/Telehealth Technology
in Managing the SCI/D Patient
Assessing, Preventing and Managing Caregiver
Burden of Caregivers of the SCI/D Patients
Sexuality Issues in the SCI/D Patients
Mental Concerns in the SCI/D Patient Population
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None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Im, Chae, M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs New
Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
(973) 676-1000 ext 7161
chae.im@med.va.gov
Jain, Sudesh Sheela, M.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 731-3900 ext 2316
sjain@kmrrec.org
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
None
Electrodiagnosis
None
None
Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE)
program
None
Kepler, Karen, D.O., Ph.D.
UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical
School, Newark
(973) 972-7954
Functional outcome in individuals with dual
diagnosis, SCI, and TBI
Kepler@ptdprolog.net
kkepler@kessler-rehab.com
Functional Neuroimaging in TBI
Kirshblum, Steven, M.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation West
(973) 243-6916
skirshblum@kessler-rehab.com
Research Grants
Prevention of Pulmonary
morbidity after SCI
Prevention of Bone Loss in Acute
& Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
None
Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord
Injury System
Spinal cord injury
Pharmacological stimulation of
Endogenous Anabolic Hormones:
Provocative Testing of the
Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
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Veterans Administration Center
Grant
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Pharmacological Stimulation of
Endogenous Anabolic Hormones:
Effect of Low-Dose Bacolofen
Administration on the GH-IGF-1
Axis
The Effect of Posture on
Respiratory Impedance in Persons
with SCI
The Effect of an Anticholinergic
Agent on Subjective and
Objective Pulmonary Function
Parameters
Multiple Metabolic Syndrome in
SCI: The Effect on Autonomic
Regulation of the Cardiovascular
System: Study 1: Testosterone
Replacement Therapy in Chronic
Spinal Cord Injury
Komaroff, Eugene, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6976
ekomaroff@kmrrec.org
None
Design and Analysis of Randomized Clinical
Trials
Mixed Models for Longitudinal Data Analysis
N-of-1 Designs for Clinical Research
Statistical Literacy and Reasoning
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Adverse Outcomes Following
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Mark
Johnston, PI)
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Stroke
Kong, Yekyung, M.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation West
(973) 243-6915
ykong@kessler-rehab.com
Neurocontrol rehabilitation
None
None
General rehabilitation/orthopedic rehabilitation
Acupuncture
Using fMRI to Identify Encoding
Deficits in TBI & MS
Lengenfelder, Jean, Ph.D.,
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 530-3655
jlengenfelder@kmrrec.org
Assessment and Rehabilitation of Executive abilities and relation to learning and
Cognitive Symptoms in Multiple memory
Sclerosis
Functional neuroimaging following TBI & MS
Comparison of Cognitive
Performance Across Gender in
Working memory dysfunction in MS
MS
Using fMRI to Identify Encoding
Deficits in TBI (NIH)
Near Infrared Spectroscopy in
Assessing Cognition in TBI
Electroejaculation & fertility following acute and
chronic SCI
Linsenmeyer, Todd, M.D.
Kessler Institute for
Rehabilitation – West
(973) 243-6924
tlinsenmeyer@kessler-rehab.com
Urodynamics/voiding dysfunction in
neurogenic bladders
Effects of the Routine Change of
Chronic Indwelling Foley
Catheters
Erectile dysfunction following SCI
Effect of pharmacological treatment for voiding
dysfunction following SCI and MS
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Prevention of Bladder Stones
Following Spinal Cord Injury
Non-Antibiotic Alternatives for the
Prevention and Treatment of Urinary
Tract Infections following SCI
Effectiveness of Empiric Antibiotic
Treatment for UTI-Northern New
Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System
(David Tulsky PhD)
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Prevention of bladder stones
Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Tract
Infection
Sports injuries
Malanga, Gerard, M.D.
Associates in Rehabilitation Medicine
(Morristown RIMM/Overlook
Hospital)
and New Jersey Sports Medicine
None
Institute, Verona
908-522-2808
gmalanga@pol.net
Adaptive changes following anterior cruciate
ligament injury
Neck/low back pain and whiplash injury
The role of injections in spine pain
Pain management
Musculoskeletal Physical Examination
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
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$11,000 Proctor & Gamble
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Malhotra, Gautam M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs New
Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
(973) 676-1000 ext 1255
gautam.malhotra@med.va.gov
Movsas, Sheryl B., D.O.
Department of Veterans Affairs
New Jersey Health Care System
Spinal Cord Injury Service
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
(973) 676-1000 ext 1564
sheryl.movsas@med.va.gov
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Electrodiagnosis
None
Musculoskeletal Medicine
The Relationship Between
Functional Independence Scales
Aging and Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury
Used in Rehabilitation and
Functional Rating Scales Used in
Pain Management and Palliative Care
Palliative Care
Rehabilitation Needs on an
Inpatient Medical Oncology
Service
Rehabilitation Needs in Oncology Patients
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None
None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Sports Medicine
Mulford, Gregory, M.D.
Rehabilitation Institute
95 Mt. Kemble Ave
Morristown NJ, 07960
973-971-4758
Gregory.Mulford@ahsys.org
Electrodiagnosis
None
Physician-Hospital Relationships
None
Physician Leadership
Models of Care Delivery
The Use of Foot Pressure
Measurements to Examine Ankle
Foot Orthotics in Hemiplegic
Lower extremity 3-D gait analysis and
Patients
pedobarography in patients with hemiplegia
Nolan, Karen J., Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 324-3544
knolan@kmrrec.org
Functional Quantification of the
Benefit of Clinical Intervention in Effect of orthotic intervention on ambulation and
community mobility in acquired brain injury
Spasticity Management
The Validation of a New Method Planter pressure measurements pre and post
chemoneurolytic interventions for spasticity
to Evaluate the Effects of
Chemoneurolytic Intervention on management
Balance and Community in
Spastic Hemiplegic Patients: An
Open Label Trial
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None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
O’Brien, Amanda, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 324-3528
aobrien@kmrrec.org
Parikh, Shailesh, M.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation North
(201) 368-6043
sparikh@kessler-rehab.com
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Cognitive Rehabilitation, Impact of cognitive
Prospective Assessment of
Cognitive Impairment in persons impairment on daily functioning, quality of life
with traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Research Grants
None
Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Back disorders
None
None
Neuromuscular disorder
Amputation rehabilitation
Promoting Amputee Life Skills—
PALS Plus
Pomeranz, Bruce, M.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation North
(201) 368-6050
bpomeranz@kessler-rehab.com
Rosenthal, Mitchell, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6971
mrosenthal@kmrrec.org
A 24-Week, Double-Blind,
Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Pain management
Multicenter Study to Assess the
Safety and Efficacy of MK-0677 Amputee Rehabilitation
for the Treatment of Sarcopenia
in Patients Recovering From Hip
Fracture”
Minority status and impact on long-term outcome
following TBI
None
Dual-diagnosis (TBI/SCI)
Usefulness of neuropsychological measures in the
prediction of long-term outcome following
traumatic brain injury
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None
None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Sisto, Sue Ann, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6888
ssisto@kmrrec.org
Current IRB Approved
Projects
Christopher and Dana Reeve
Foundation NeuroRecovery
Network (CDRF-NRN) database
for Functional, Health, and
Quality of Life Improvements
after spinal cord injury
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Rehabilitation Research Post-Doctoral Training in
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Advanced Rehabilitation Research
Training (NIDRR)
Stand Retraining and Functional
Electrical Stimulation in SCI (Dr.
Interventions to improve locomotion in SCI
G. Forrest, PI)
NeuroRecovery Network
(Christopher and Dana Reeve
Foundation)
Locomotor Training incomplete SCI:
Physiological and performance
effects (NJSCIR)
Upper Limb Pain and Pathology
in Paraplegia Manual Wheelchair
Users
Stand Retraining and Functional
Physiological and Physical
Electrical Stimulation in SCI (Dr. G.
Examination Assessment of
Relationship to upper limb pain and pathology
Forrest, PI)
Wheelchair Users with Paraplegia
(measured by MRI and NCS), 3D biomechanics
exercise capacity and functional and quality of life
Biomechanical Predictors of
measures in persons with paraplegia and
Shoulder Pain and Pathology
tetraplegia who are manual wheelchair users.
during Manual Wheelchair
Collaboration on Upper Limb Pain in
Propulsion in Tetraplegia
SCI (NIDRR funded, Dr. Sisto is Site
PI)
Use of Foot Pressure
Measurements to Examine Ankle
Foot Orthotics in Hemiplegic
Biomechanical Predictors of
Patients (Dr. K Nolan, PI)
Shoulder Pain and Pathology during
Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in
Normal Gait across Decades vs.
Tetraplegia (NJCSCR)
Gender
Stroke vs. Normal Gait
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MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Stitik, Todd, M.D.
UMDNJ – DOC
(973) 972-2802
stitikto@umdnj.edu
Current IRB Approved
Projects
None
Areas of Research Interest
Osteoarthritis
Medical education
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Research Grants
EMG-Guided Botox Injections for
Patients with Spastic Dysphonia –
Review of an 8 Year Experience
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Current IRB Approved Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Spinal cord injury
Quality of life measurement
Test development
Tulsky, David, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6849
dtulsky@kmrrec.org
Quality of Life Measurement
Study in SCI
Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord
Injury System.
Psychometric assessment
Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord
Injury System
Neuropsychological testing
Development of an index of restaurant accessibility
Retraining driving skills
following SCI: A virtual reality
approach (Co-PI)
Breaking bad news about spinal cord injury: Doctorpatient communication
Retraining driving skills following SCI: A virtual
reality approach
Assessment of cognitive functioning
Williams, J. Bradley, Ph.D.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation West
None
(973) 414-4707
jbwmsphd@aol.com
Psychological factors in chronic pain
Ability to drive while utilizing chronic opioid
analgesic therapy
Cognitive processes involved in comprehension of
musical stimuli
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None
MENTOR CHART
Name, Facility,
Office Telephone
Wood, Ken, Ph.D.
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Center
West Orange, NJ
(973) 243-6811
kwood@kmrrec.org
Yonclas, Peter, M.D.
UMDNJ-NJMS
yonclape@umdnj.edu
Current IRB Approved Projects
Areas of Research Interest
Research Grants
Long-term outcomes of persons with traumatic brain
injury.
None
Effect on outcomes of patients' social environment
(e.g., family, socio-economic status, ethnicity,
neighborhood)
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Concussions in Athletes
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Hip abductor strength and lower extremity overuse
injuries
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