Fourth Annual Symposium heder

Keynote and Course Speakers Course Directors

Keynote Speakers:

Anthony J. Windebank, MD
Professor of Neurology
Regenerative Neurobiology Laboratory
The Mayo Clinic
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Stanford University
3801 Miranda Ave
Bldg 101, Rm. A3-115
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Session Speakers:

Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation &
Director, Cellular Rehabilitation Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephen F. Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD
Professor of Surgery
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
450 Technology Drive, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Michael Boninger, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Marni D. Boppart, ScD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Community Health
University of Illinois
Louis Freer Hall
906 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, Ill 61801

Martin K. Childers, DO, PhD
Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195

George J. Christ, PhD
Professor of BME and Orthopaedic Surgery and
Director of Basic Science and Translational Research for Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Post Office Box 801016
Charlottesville, VA 22908

Benjamin T. Corona, PhD
Research Physiologist
Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine
US Army Institute for Surgical Research
3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg. 3611
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315

Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Professor and Associate Dean of Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
215 Bridgeside Point 1
100 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Christopher H. Evans, PhD
Professor of Orthopedics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Medicine Research Center
The Mayo Clinic
Domitilla Bldg. First Floor, Room 254-1
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905

George H. Kraft, MD, MS
Director of Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation & Training Center
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
San Francisco, CA 94143

Nathan K. LeBrasseur, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and
Assistant Professor of Physiology
The Mayo Clinic, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Kendall H. Lee, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Physiology
The Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Linda J. Noble-Haeusslein, PhD
Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
University of California, San Francisco
Box 0112, 513 Parnassus Avenue, Room HSE 772

Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94305-5101

Andre Terzic, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology Rehabilitation Medicine Research Center
The Mayo Clinic
Domitilla Bldg. First Floor, Room 254-1
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Carmen M. Terzic, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic Research
Mayo Building, West 14
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Randy D. Trumbower, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Emory University
1441 Clifton Road, G36
Atlanta, GA 30322

Course Directors:

Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Cellular Rehabilitation Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Boninger, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Professor and Associate Dean of Research
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

William R. Wagner, PhD
Director
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Course Director:

Linda J. Noble-Haeusslein, PhD
Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
University of California, San Francisco
Box 0112, 513 Parnassus Avenue, Room HSE 772
San Francisco, CA 94143

Scientific Program Committee:

Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation &
Director, Cellular Rehabilitation Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Carmen M. Terzic, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic Research
Mayo Building, West 14
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

Photos are courtesy of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the Center for Biologic Imaging at the University of Pittsburgh.

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