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Dr. Monica Perez

From PT to PhD: Dr. Monica Perez Drives SCI Treatment Forward

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AARP The Magazine Features Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Aphasia Program & Research

A recent article published by AARP The Magazine highlighted how new treatments for stroke are showing promise by harnessing neural plasticity — the brain’s potential to rewire itself after injury.

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Dr. Sangeeta Driver

Dr. Sangeeta Driver Promoted to Expanded Role as Section Chief, Brain Injury Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sangeeta Driver, MD, MPH, has been promoted to an expanded role as section chief, brain injury medicine and rehabilitation.

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Daniel Wright

Daniel Wright, RN, Appointed as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Vice President, System Chief Nurse Executive

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has appointed Daniel Wright, RN, as vice president, system chief nurse executive. As Shirley Ryan AbilityLab continues to expand its reach and impact, Daniel will strengthen the hospital’s culture of nursing excellence through innovation and outstanding clinical care.

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Mary Ellen Stoykov

New Wearable Wrist Device Marks Step Toward Personalized Stroke Rehabilitation

A team of researchers — including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab research scientist Mary Ellen Stoykov, PhD, OTR/L — has developed a wearable wrist device powered by a machine-learning algorithm that can continually track changes in arm movement impairment caused by stroke.

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tired woman

Renowned POTS Expert Authors Review Article in JAMA

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, physician-scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, recently authored a review article in JAMA about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

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Independence Cup & Adaptive Sailing Featured on CBS Chicago

The Independence Cup is sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program. Through the event, sailors with a range of functional impairments — from spinal cord injury to vision loss — compete on Lake Michigan in specially designed, accessible sailboats.

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Dr. Pablo Celnik & John Dunkin Visit With Silver Cross Hospital Alliance Team

Dr. Pablo Celnik & John Dunkin Visit With Silver Cross Hospital Alliance Team

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Pablo Celnik, MD, CEO, and John Dunkin, PT, vice president, strategic alliances, recently visited Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., to meet with hospital leaders and colleagues from the rehabilitation team.

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Adaptive Sports Program

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Adaptive Sports Program Featured on WBEZ Chicago

A recent segment on WBEZ-FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, highlighted Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s thriving adaptive sports program — Chicago’s most comprehensive, which offers year-round competitive and recreational sports opportunities for youth and adults living with a physical impairment.

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Richard Harvey, MD

Richard Harvey, MD, Reflects on Three-Decade Career at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Richard Harvey, MD, is retiring after more than 30 years with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He is the David W. Trott Clinical Chair of The John and Kathy Schreiber Brain Innovation Center at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, as well as the Wesley and Suzanne Dixon Stroke Chair for Stroke Rehabilitation Research.

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Brenna Argall, PhD

New Tech Helps Power Apple Vision Pro Wheelchair-Control Feature

• Brenna Argall, PhD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University research scientist, develops new accessibility feature that enables users to drive powered wheelchairs with their eyes.

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U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Medical Support Group

Meet the Clinicians Supporting U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Athletes

In May, the U.S. Soccer Federation hosted ADAPTandTHRIVE, a training camp for several national adaptive soccer teams — and four Shirley Ryan AbilityLab clinicians served as members of those teams’ medical staffs!

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