Faculty

Directors

Maxwell Boakye, M.D.

Maxwell Boakye, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Ole A., Mabel Wise & Wilma Wise Nelson Endowed Research Chair
Acting Co-Director, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
Laboratory of Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Injury Research
Neurosurgical Outcomes and Translational Research (NOTR) Laboratory

 


Charles Hubscher, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, Neurological Surgery
Acting Co-Director Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience
Phone: 502-852-3058; Fax: 502-852-6228
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Susan Harkema
Susan Harkema, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Owsley B. Frazier Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation
Associate Director, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
Director of Research, UofL Health- Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
Director, NeuroRecovery Network for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Phone: 502-582-7443
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Andrea Behrman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Rehabilitation and Recovery Laboratory
Phone: 502-582-7400
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Michal Hetman, M.D., Ph.D.

Michal Hetman, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Endowed Professor of Molecular Signaling
Laboratory of Neural Signaling
Phone: 502-852-3619 
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Dena Howland, Ph.D.

Dena Howland, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Rebecca F. Hammond Endowed Chair
Laboratory of Neural Repair, Plasticity and Functional Recovery
Phone: 502-407-3272; Fax: 502-582-7488
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Charles Hubscher, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, Neurological Surgery
Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience
Phone: 502-852-3058; Fax: 502-852-6228
E-mail

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Sonja K. Bareiss, PT, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Movement and Rehavilitation Sciences
Bellarmine University
Gratis - Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center

Darryl L. Kaelin, M.D.

Darryl L. Kaelin, M.D.

Chief, Associate Professor and Residency Director, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Frazier Rehabilitation and Neuroscience Institute

David S. K. Magnuson, Ph.D.

David S. K. Magnuson, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery,
Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology,
and Biomedical Engineering
Friends for Michael Endowed
Laboratory of Locomotor systems & Rehabilitation
502-852-6551; Fax: 502-852-5148
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Sujata Saraswat Ohri

Sujata Saraswat Ohri, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery 
Phone: 502-852-6611
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Alexander Ovechkin, M.D., Ph.D.

Alexander Ovechkin, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Laboratory of Clinical Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Neurophysiology
Phone: 502-581-8675
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Jeffrey Petruska

Jeffrey C. Petruska, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Departments of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology and Neurological Surgery
Laboratory of Neural Physiology & Plasticity
Phone: 502-852-8060
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David Stirling

David Stirling, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Microbiology & Immunology, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology 
Director, James R. Petersdorf Endowed Laboratory
Phone: (502) 852-8060
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Scott R. Whittemore, Ph.D.

Scott R. Whittemore, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus,
Gratis Department of Neurological Surgery, Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology

 

Affiliated Faculty


Gina Bertocci, Ph.D.
Professor, Endowed Chair of Biomechanics, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Transportation Safety

Martha Bickford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Visual Neuroscience Laboratory

Evelyne Gozal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Research Institute

William Guido, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology

Steve Koenig, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Surgery

Robin Krimm, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Laboratory of Sensory Neural Development

Amanda Jo LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute

Robert F. Lundy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Laboratory of Neurophysiology

Daniela Terson de Paleville, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health & Sports Sciences

Peter Quesada, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Speed Scientific School

Michael Voor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics
The Orthopedic Bioengineering Laboratory