Clinical Neuroengineering Symposium Summary

Wed. Sept 5: Clinical Neuroengineering Symposium Summary

Dr. John McDonald
--- Spinal Cord Rehabilitation ---
Discussed the success of functional electric stimulation (FES) for rehabilitation of patients with severe, debilitating spinal cord injuries.
If you wish to contact him, it is best to go through his secretary: Robin Locks: locks at kennedykrieger.org
http://www.spinalcordrecovery.org/
http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_staff.jsp?pid=3843
http://www.restorative-therapies.com/

Dr. Romergryko Geocadin
--- Neurosurgery Critical Care ---
Discussed how an animal model was developed to research a clinical problem: monitoring brain injury after ischemia due to heart attacks, and how he and his collaborators were able to develop a novel method/device that is now in human clinical trials. Also mentioned continued research in this area and in the use of hypothermia to limit permanent damage after brain injury.
Email: rgeocadi at jhmi.edu
Seceretary: Gloria Mccoy: gmccoy at jhmi.edu
http://www.hopkinsneuro.org/team_member.cfm?person_id=123

Dr. Charlie Della Santina
--- Vestibular Neuroengineering ---
Described his lab's development of a vestibular neuroprosthesis to treat balance disorders. Involved investigation of the vestibular occular reflex, electrode and circuit design, imaging/characterization of the vestibular canals, analysis after implantation of prosthesis chinchillas and monkeys.
*Interested in MS and PHD students*
Email: charley.dellasantina at jhu.edu
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/OTOLARYNGOLOGY/della.html
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2007/08_06a_07.html

Dr. Nathan Crone
--- Neurology Epilepsy; Cognitive Neurophysiology ----
Discussed the use of implanted subdural electrode grids in epileptic patients to not only localize siezure foci, but using spectral analysis, investigate correlations between brain areas and map functional auditory, sensorimoter and language areas.
Email: necrone at jhmi.edu
http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/profiles/crone.html
http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/cogneurophyslab/index.html

Dr. Fred Lenz
--- Neurosurgery ---
Part of research involves pain processing, particularly in the thalamus. During brain surgery in patients with movement disorders (inserting a deep brain stimulator), there is an opportunity to record from single neurons in the thalamus.
Email: flenz1 at jhmi.edu
http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/profiles/lenz.html

Dr. Dean Wong
--- Neuro Radiology ---
Can direct interested students to many researchers at Hopkins in the area of imaging research, but his particular research interest is Positron Emission Technology, and developing new markers to study a wide range of diseases. Mathematical modelling and large scale computing is a significant part of his lab's work.
Email: dfwong at jhmi.edu
Seceretary: Jean Reyes: jreyes at jhmi.edu
http://wongradiology:7939