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Faculty Clinical and Research Interests

UC Irvine Medical Center

Researcher

Clinical Focus

Research Interests since 2013

Aileen Anderson, PhD Stem cell biology, spinal cord injury, neuroimmune function
Brian Cummings, PhD Stem cell biology, traumatic brain injury, concussion, spinal cord injury, neurotrauma, Alzheimer's disease
Jay Han,  MD Neuromuscular medicine, Electrodiagnostic medicine Neuromuscular disorders, muscular dystrophy, electrophysiology, development of technology-based functional outcomes
Joyce Ho, MD Electromyography, inpatient consultations, outpatient clinic
Shahira Khoury, MD Musculoskeletal pain, joint pain, arthritis, neck and back pain, sports injury, acute and chronic pain
Danielle Perret Karimi, MD Pain medicine, concussion Quality/safety, graduate medical education, simulation, pain medicine
David Reinkensmeyer, PhD Movement recovery after stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, how to design robotics and information technology to promote use-dependent plasticity of the motor system following neurologic injury
Magdalene Seiler, PhD Retinal progenitor sheet transplants, retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration
Kelli Sharp, PT, DPT Injury prevention and wellness for dancers, rehabilitation strategies for neurological disorders using tools, such as motion capture systems, functional magnetic resonance (fMRI), dance/movement therapy

VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Researcher

Clinical Focus

Research Interests (since 2013)

Lily Chen, DO Spinal cord injury Spinal cord injury, management of pressure ulcers
Marc Evensen, MD General rehabilitation, electrodiagnostics, mild traumatic brain injury/polytrauma
Susan Kaplan, MD Spinal cord injury
Patricia Nance, MD Spinal cord injury, spasticity, general rehabilitation, trigger point, cardiac rehabilitation, outpatient/inpatient joint and botulinum toxin injections Neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, chronic pain and gait enhancement, prevention of osteoporosis after spinal cord injury, motor retraining of ambulation after spinal cord injury and prosthetics-related research, polytrauma/traumatic brain injury computerized videoteleconferencing multicenter trial
Ronald Takemoto, MD Musculoskeletal disorders, pain medicine, sports medicine Pulsed radiofrequency for chronic knee pain vs PT, ultrasound
Bao Tran, MD Electrodiagnostic medicine Entrapment neuropathy

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Researcher

Clinical Focus

Research Interests (since 2013)

Jason Koh, DO Musculoskeletal/sports medicine and regenerative injection therapies